Sue Roe is the author of several books, including a widely praised biography of the artist Gwen John. She lives and teaches in Brighton, England.
"Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet's color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas's dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement....for the armchair dilettante, as well as the art-history student, this is lively, required reading." -- People"Exceptionally detailed and thoroughly researched....Roe has done an admirable job of unearthing...countless...source materials." -- San Francisco Chronicle"The pleasure in reading Sue Roe's The Private Lives of the Impressionists comes from forgetting the ways in which we usually think of these artists...What stands out finally is the perseverance of these artists; amid all the pressures, they kept learning from and inspiring one another." -- Boston Globe"THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS belongs not on the cocktail table...but on the bookshelf...a wonderful read, emotionally stirring and beautifully written." -- Christian Science Monitor"The title suggests titillation and does not disappoint...Intelligent and well-crafted portraits of some of history's most intriguing geniuses." -- Kirkus Starred Review"Roe constructs a penetrating group portrait...scintillatingly detailed and empathic." -- Booklist (starred review)"Meticulously researched and vividly written...a comprehensive and revealing group portrait." -- Publishers Weekly"An entertaining, informative read...this [is a] wonderfully written biography." -- The Bookseller"Charming... a decidedly readable work that should engage lay readers and spur undergraduates to conduct authentic research of their own." -- Library Journal"A compelling subject: Sue Roe's book does it justice and is a pleasure to read." -- Henrietta Garnett, Literary Review"An illuminating insight into the lives of aesthetic revolutionaries" -- Daily Telegraph (London)"Vivid, superbly researched...Sue Roe transports us back to their Paris" -- Daily Mail (London)"Roe synthesizes the welath of published...work on half a dozen artists into a coherent narrative of kith and kinship" -- Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian"Widely researched...[Roe] has a neat, light touch." -- Tom Rosenthal, Independent on Sunday"Wonderful...Roe has a lively writing style and does a good job of delineating the personalities of each artist." -- Providence Journal
From Monet and Pissarro's first meeting in Paris in 1860 to art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel's influential 1886 Impressionist exhibition in New York City, the group known as the Impressionists Manet, Monet, Pissarro, C?zanne, Renoir, Degas, Sisley, Morisot and Cassatt struggled to build their reputations, support themselves financially and create meaningful personal lives. In this meticulously researched and vividly written book, British writer Roe (Gwen John) argues that their drive for success was the strongest unifying factor among this diverse group of artists, including the antisocial, celibate Degas, the socialist Pissarro and the chronically depressed Sisley, who resented the Impressionists' meager public appreciation until the very end of his life. Roe's nuanced portraits of these artists include personal details both small the American Cassatt's booming voice and "atrocious" French accent and significant Manet's illegitimate son and his upper-middle-class family's elaborate efforts to conceal the child's existence. The result is a comprehensive and revealing group portrait, superbly contextualized within the period's volatile political, socioeconomic and artistic shifts. Roe's book will be of great interest to both art and social historians as well as to the general reader. 16 pages of color illus., b&w illus; 1 map. (Nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
"Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet's color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas's dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement....for the armchair dilettante, as well as the art-history student, this is lively, required reading." -- People"Exceptionally detailed and thoroughly researched....Roe has done an admirable job of unearthing...countless...source materials." -- San Francisco Chronicle"The pleasure in reading Sue Roe's The Private Lives of the Impressionists comes from forgetting the ways in which we usually think of these artists...What stands out finally is the perseverance of these artists; amid all the pressures, they kept learning from and inspiring one another." -- Boston Globe"THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS belongs not on the cocktail table...but on the bookshelf...a wonderful read, emotionally stirring and beautifully written." -- Christian Science Monitor"The title suggests titillation and does not disappoint...Intelligent and well-crafted portraits of some of history's most intriguing geniuses." -- Kirkus Starred Review"Roe constructs a penetrating group portrait...scintillatingly detailed and empathic." -- Booklist (starred review)"Meticulously researched and vividly written...a comprehensive and revealing group portrait." -- Publishers Weekly"An entertaining, informative read...this [is a] wonderfully written biography." -- The Bookseller"Charming... a decidedly readable work that should engage lay readers and spur undergraduates to conduct authentic research of their own." -- Library Journal"A compelling subject: Sue Roe's book does it justice and is a pleasure to read." -- Henrietta Garnett, Literary Review"An illuminating insight into the lives of aesthetic revolutionaries" -- Daily Telegraph (London)"Vivid, superbly researched...Sue Roe transports us back to their Paris" -- Daily Mail (London)"Roe synthesizes the welath of published...work on half a dozen artists into a coherent narrative of kith and kinship" -- Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian"Widely researched...[Roe] has a neat, light touch." -- Tom Rosenthal, Independent on Sunday"Wonderful...Roe has a lively writing style and does a good job of delineating the personalities of each artist." -- Providence Journal
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