Eye of the Beholder

by Elizabeth Cooke

Eye of the Beholder views six individual acclaimed artists in terms of the women they loved. That love is revealed through their work, and the arc of the relationships can be seen through their various paintings and sculptures.

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 12, 2013

About the author

Elizabeth Cooke, a New Yorker, in addition to the hotel series, "There's a Small Hotel" Secrets of a Small Hotel" and "The Hotel Next Door" is also author of a memoir, "Life Savors" "Eye of the Beholder" a book celebrating the muses of six artists, and "A Shadow Romance" a love story of an older couple. She currently resides in Georgia.

Her book, There's A Small Hotel won 1st place in the 2015 Paris Book Festival for General Fiction.

Reviews

[Maggies Daisy · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a lover of art, I was familiar with all the painters that were selected for this book. But as a woman, I was appalled at the treatment of those young women who modeled for paintings and found themselves in a sexual relationship with the artist. Not all the artists in the book took advantage of their models. My disillusion with the book was because still today we shrug off the fact that some men are predators feeding on the young and innocent. When will stop sweeping sexual inequality as a trivial crime?

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love art and reading about the various artists, their times and models. This book covered some well known, and not so well known to me mistresses of the painters! I felt so bad for some of them. Jeanne was particularly sad and shocking; so young.... I enjoyed seeing the paintings the artist did of their muses, too. Not too many art books mention these women. It's wonderful that Elizabeth Cooke too the time to write about them! I hope the book does well for her and them!
I received an ARC of the book from the author and publisher in exchange for a fair review.

[Michelle Olms · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book.

This was a really neat book! Cooke takes six artists and looks at their relationships with the women they painted and sculpted. Perfect for that art lover or student.

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely a neat coffee table book about six well known artists & the women they loved so passionately. I won this book.....