{"title":"Books by Cyrille Sciama","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"impressionism-and-the-sea","title":"Impressionism and the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eCapturing the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water, this volume celebrates impressionist depictions of nautical and beachside life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe impressionists were forever inspired by the sea, which Claude Monet considered “a wonderful teacher for landscape artists.” The movement’s penchant for plein air painting and its characteristic style, with delicate brushstrokes and incomparable color palettes, was perfectly suited to portrayals of the sea and its perpetual movement, from gently rippling waves to raging storms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapturing the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water, this volume illuminates the works of Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Courbet, Paul Gauguin, Eugène Boudin, Johan Barthold Jongkind, and more, taking readers on a journey along shorelines and beaches—from the coasts of Normandy and Brittany, to the Mediterranean Sea, to Tahiti—to discover all aspects of nautical and seaside life in the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortraits of children playing in the sand or strolling vacationers at seaside resorts contrast with scenes of the maritime industry, which depict the hustle and bustle of ports with their dockers, the to-and-fro of passing ships, and fishermen at work in boats. Atmospheric marine landscapes abound, from rugged cliffs and jagged rocks emerging from the waves to serene sunsets or sunrises along the horizon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in collaboration with the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny, this volume includes 110 paintings and drawings, presented alongside photographs by masters such as Gustave Le Gray, which transport readers to the very coastlines interpreted by the impressionists.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492249411957,"sku":"9782080455482","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9782080455482.jpg?v=1786529080"},{"product_id":"monet-in-giverny","title":"Monet in Giverny","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the untold story of Monet’s early masterpieces—how the landscapes and light of Giverny shaped one of history’s greatest artists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis richly illustrated book sheds light on a previously underexplored chapter of Monet’s life and career—the formative years spent discovering and capturing the beauty of Giverny and his home there, leading up to his signature water lily studies. Long before his own garden bloomed, the surrounding fields, hills, trees, light, and villages he encountered as he explored the region captivated him. Far from isolated in this bucolic setting, Monet became ever more connected to the world of art, enriching his energy and imagination. This volume reveals the conditions that shaped one of the most prolific artists of all time as Monet trained his eye en plein air. During these formative years, he produced series of paintings of poppies, poplars, meadows and hills, river banks—all part of a landscape shaped by rain and mist, sunlight and shifting skies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in collaboration with the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny, this volume encompasses over sixty works in dazzling color and detail, providing fresh insights and untold perspectives, retracing the steps that led to Monet’s status as a global cultural icon. The wide and thematic selection of works includes some little-known treasures from private collections and illustrates the development of the master painter’s talent.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510006227317,"sku":"9782080151797","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9782080151797.jpg?v=1787130224"},{"product_id":"daniel-buren","title":"Daniel Buren","description":"To mark the centenary of Claude Monet's death, the musée des impressionnismes Giverny invited Daniel Buren (b. 1938) - one of France's most internationally celebrated living artists, awarded the Golden Lion at the 1986 Venice Biennale and the 2007 Praemium Imperiale - to create an exhibition across the whole museum grounds. Known for his signature 8.7 cm alternating vertical stripes, deployed in situ worldwide since 1967, Buren has installed around a hundred 'plantations': weathervanes striped on one side and solid-coloured on the other, spread from the hillside overlooking the museum to the meadow, gardens, hall and galleries, echoing the landscape Monet painted on his arrival in Giverny.   This book brings the new creation into dialogue with the museum's collections - Monet, Caillebotte, Bonnard, Hiramatsu - and with Buren's own earlier work. It gathers photographs by Stéphane Aboudaram, a text by Cyrille Sciama, and an unpublished conversation between Buren, Sylvie Patry and Cyrille Sciama, closing with souvenir photographs of the artist's interventions from 1975 to 2022.   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