Impressionisti. Biografia di un gruppo

I had to remove two stars from the book based on the writing style and lack of structure. This is a shame because the book couldn't deal with a more interesting subject in my mind and it feels well researched - even if somewhat rushed. The book also lacks sufficient illustrations. When the text men

It is hard to imagine that there was a time when the works of the impressionist painters were considered shocking and incomprehensible. It is even harder to imagine a time when their paintings were considered grotesque and ugly. What art could possibly be lovelier or more simple than a landscape by

Roe provides interesting anecdotes about this famous group of painters and keeps the reader well engaged. However, she chose to move strictly in a chronological manner which necessitated the text jumping - often paragraph by paragraph - to a different artist. This made the text, at times, hard to fo Leggi tutto

Whoa, that was a lot of information. I thought this was a good read to kind of get to know the lives of all the impressionist artists and their relations with each other. However, there was a bit too many trivial details mentioned that kind of got in the way of the story. Because of the number of pe Leggi tutto

Sporo ciekawostek, ale wszystko tonie w chaosie. Do tego słabe tłumaczenie (lub słabo napisane w oryginale, trudno ocenić).

The author lacks basic writing skills and displays no love of Impressionist art or artists. Why did she even write this book? It’s boring and useless!

I enjoyed reading about the interconnected lives of this group of artists. It is well researched with an extensive bibliography. I'm disappointed Roe ended the story before Monet painted his famous water lilies and we really didn't get much of Renoir's last years. I have mixed feelings about all of