埃德加·德加 Edgar Degas是法国著名的印象派画家，因擅长运用线条和色彩，绘画女舞蹈演员，而被称为”舞女画家“。 他本人认为女舞蹈演员是他表现美丽的纺织品和舞蹈动作的媒介物。他一生坚持古典造型与印象派的色彩结合，据说他曾委托别人在他的墓碑上铭刻：终身热爱素描（线条）。 Witha clear, accessible format, the Smart About Art series kicks offwith Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance by Maryann Cocca-Leffler;Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies by True Kelley; and Vincentvan Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars by Joan Holub. Each presentsfactual information about each artist in the style of a schoolreport, interjecting the narrative with the voice of a childwriter. In Degas, for instance, "author" Kristin pastes in aphotograph of herself in fourth position (aping one of Degas'ssketches of a ballet dancer); in Monet, the narrator compares twopaintings of the same scene, one by Renoir an
雷诺阿是法国画家，初与印象画派运动联系密切。他的早期作品是典型的记录真实生活的印象派作品，充满了夺目的光彩。然而到了（18世纪）80年代中期，他从印象派运动中分裂出来，转向在人像画及肖像画，特别是妇女肖像画中去发挥自己更加严谨和正规的绘画技法。 在所有印象派画家中，雷诺阿也许是受欢迎的一位，因为他所画的都是漂亮的儿童，花朵，美丽的景色，特别是可爱的女人。这些都会立刻把人吸引住。雷诺阿把从他们那里所得到的赏心悦目的感觉直接地表达在画布上。他曾说过：“为什么艺术不能是美的呢？世界上丑恶的事已经够多的了”。 With a clear, accessible format, the Smart AboutArt series kicks off with Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance byMaryann Cocca-Leffler; Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies byTrue Kelley; and Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars byJoan Holub. Each presents f
THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIESONLY. Presents the life and work of Henri Matisse in the form of achild's school report. --This text refers to the School Library Binding edition.
