Overview
From the acclaimed biographer and author of Balzac's Omelette, an engaging new work on the life of ""the father of Impressionism"" and the role his Jewish background played in his artistic creativity. The celebrated painter Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) occupied a central place in the artistic scene of his time: a founding member of the new school of French painting, he was a close friend of Monet, a longtime associate in Degas's and Mary Cassatt's experimental work, a support to Cézanne and Gauguin, and a comfort to Van Gogh, and was backed by the great Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel throughout his career. Nevertheless, he felt a persistent sense of being set apart, different, and hard to classify. Settled in France from the age of twenty-five but born in the Caribbean, he was not French and what is more he was Jewish. Although a resolute atheist who never interjected political or religious messages in his art, he was fully aware of the consequences of his lineage. Drawing on Pissarro's considerable body of work and a vast collection of letters that show his unrestrained thoughts, Anka Muhlstein offers a nuanced, intimate portrait of the artist whose independent spirit fostered an environment of freedom and autonomy.
Full Product Details
Author: Anka Muhlstein ,
Adriana Hunter ,
Adriana Hunter ,
Christine Rendel
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798212971683
Publication Date: 28 November 2023
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""A rich biography of the eminent artist of the belle epoque...[the] spirited life of a painter who deserves both reconsideration and admiration."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Christine Rendel brings her delightful British voice to this biography...Rendel's charming delivery and dramatic expression for various characters keeps the narrative fresh and interesting...Listeners will enjoy the interactions among the artists and everyday scenes of life in Paris during La Belle Époque."" -- ""AudioFile""
"""A rich biography of the eminent artist of the belle epoque...[the] spirited life of a painter who deserves both reconsideration and admiration."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Christine Rendel brings her delightful British voice to this biography...Rendel's charming delivery and dramatic expression for various characters keeps the narrative fresh and interesting...Listeners will enjoy the interactions among the artists and everyday scenes of life in Paris during La Belle �poque."" -- ""AudioFile"""
Author Information
Anka Muhlstein is the author of biographies of Queen Victoria, James de Rothschild, and Cavelier de La Salle; studies on Catherine de Medicis, Marie de Medicis, and Anne of Austria; a double biography, Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart; Balzac's Omelette; Monsieur Proust's Library; and The Pen and the Brush. She won the Goncourt Prize for her biography of Astolphe de Custine, and has received two prizes from the Academie francaise. She and her husband, Louis Begley, are the authors of Venice for Lovers. They live in New York City. Adriana Hunter studied French and drama at the University of London. She has translated more than ninety books, including Marc Petitjean's The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris and Herve Le Tellier's The Anomaly and Electrico W, winner of the French-American Foundation's 2013 Translation Prize in fiction. Adriana Hunter studied French and drama at the University of London. She has translated more than ninety books, including Marc Petitjean's The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris and Herve Le Tellier's The Anomaly and Electrico W, winner of the French-American Foundation's 2013 Translation Prize in fiction. Christine Rendel is a British-born audiobook narrator living in New York. Drawing on a strong stage and musical theater background, and a lifelong love of books, she has narrated nearly 100 audiobooks for major publishers as well as smaller independent houses. Her favorite genres include cozy mystery, romance, literature, historical drama, biography, and nonfiction. She also enjoys narrating how-to's and educational texts: retired for some years from an exciting and international healthcare career, Christine's always a teacher and always learning! Christine maintains a professional home studio on the end of eastern Long Island, from which she narrates and produces audiobooks, surrounded by nature, an unruly garden, and her supportive family-who also include two dogs and a lot of Koi fish. She's a proud member of PANA, SAG-AFTRA, the Audio Publishers Association, and Actors' Equity Association.
