Publication

2020 - Yale University Press

Language

English

Word Count

36,000 words, Guess

Page Count

144 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780300250831
  • ISBN-100300250835
  • Library of Congress Control Number2020931831
  • OCLC Control Number1121609845
  • Better World Books9780300250831
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCND553
  • LCCND553.M7 A4 2020

Description

In 1903, the Art Institute of Chicago became the first American museum to buy a painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926), beginning a tradition of collecting that has inextricably connected this midwestern city to the French Impressionist master. Tracing Chicago's unique relationship with the artist, this generously illustrated volume not only features well-known works in the Art Institute's holdings, such as the six 'Stacks of Wheat' paintings and four 'Water Lilies', but also includes works on paper and rarely seen still lifes, landscapes, and photographic material from private Chicago collections. Stunning reproductions of details at actual size, a delightful essay by Adam Gopnik, and a richly illustrated chronology combine to reveal the depth of the city's continuing devotion to an adopted artistic hero.

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