Monet (Portfolio

by Taschen (Creator), Taschen (Creator)

Les portfolios TASCHEN proposent des impressions de grande qualité qui ne demandent qu'à être encadrées. Chaque portfolio contient 14 reproductions en grand format, chacune décrite brièvement. Garanties pour éclairer le quotidien, ce sont également d'excellents cadeaux pour les amoureux d'art.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Adult

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1980

About the author

'Taschen is an art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. It began as Taschen Comics publishing Benedikt's extensive comic collection. Taschen has been a noteworthy force in making lesser-seen art available to mainstream bookstores, including some fetishistic imagery, queer art, historical erotica, pornography and adult magazines (including multiple books with Playboy magazine). Taschen has helped bring this art into broader public view, by publishing these potentially controversial volumes alongside its more mainstream books of comics reprints, art photography, painting, design, fashion, advertising history, film, and architecture.' - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Shayna Chicas · Rating 1 out of 5]

At first I wasn't sure if it was Monet's life that was dull, or the writing.
As I read a bit more I decided on the writing.
I simply just did not like the style or how it was executed. I felt like I was reading a history book with a comments on when Monet moved and married again. I get it, it's a biography of a historical figure so yes history will be included, but as I stated previously the writing was just dull.

[Audra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love monet

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not actually “read” this book. I was looking for pictures to share with an elementary art class so this review is mainly on image content.

This is a small book so there are not a ton of pictures and half are black-and-white. I was intrigued by many of the image choices though. There were some unexpected works by Monet that I had never seen before (Agapanthus, 1914) and a beautiful reproduction of a haystack in the snow which I want to make a mental note of. There were also a surprising number of more recent works, including works by Andy Warhol, Barnett Newman, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollock. I’m sure the text makes many interesting comparisons there.

Overall, not enough Monet for my purposes and not enough of the images were in color. This is, however, certainly a book I would be interested in revisiting and actually read.

[Heather Blackburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just really love Monet. I enjoyed this book showcasing Monet at the MoMA and liked the information about how the paintings came to be there. I think I’ll have to buy a more in depth book now so I can learn more.

[cow girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh yeah, i forgot that art history is kind of cool

[Eliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

2015 Reading Challenge: A non-fiction book