In 2000, deeply shaken by her husband's recent death, author and
world traveler Lin Arison took a trip through France with her
granddaughter Sarah. Though Arison was in mourning, and Sarah was
initially skeptical about art, the two surprised themselves by
discovering renewed joy in the work of the Impressionists and the
settings that inspired them.In the years that followed, Arison's
personal odyssey became an extraordinary collaboration with
photographer Neil Folberg, a collaboration culminating in "Travels
with Van Gogh and the Impressionists: Discovering the Connections."
In one unique volume, Arison ushers readers from Auvers to Arles,
Giverny to Mont Sainte- Victoire, in her quest to rediscover the
lives, dwellings, and paintings of the Impressionists. En route,
she debunks long-held myths about Van Gogh and Berthe Morisot,
befriends twenty-first-century descendants of some of the masters,
and finds inspiration in the Impressionists' mutually supportive
relationships. Gracefully blending memoir, travelogue, art history,
and biography, Arison's intimate narrative brings new insight to
our understanding of these artists and their legacy.Interspersed
with Arison's text, and with handsome reproductions of the original
masterpieces, Neil Folberg's photographs capture the central spirit
of the Impressionists' work and reapply that spirit to contemporary
subjects and settings. Following an intuitive sensibility that
never misses its mark, Folberg deploys each artist's individual
vision to new and striking ends, undergoing an artistic
transformation of his own in the process.Together, Arison's words
and Folberg's images explore the enduring impact of France's great
late nineteenth-century painters, and the ways in which their
revolutionary visions of their own world still impart great meaning
and beauty to ours.
General
Imprint: |
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2007 |
First published: |
August 2007 |
Authors: |
Lin Arison
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Photographers: |
Neil Folberg
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Dimensions: |
265 x 225 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
284 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7892-0932-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Photography & photographs >
General
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LSN: |
0-7892-0932-2 |
Barcode: |
9780789209320 |
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