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  • First Impressions: Carl Faberge

    Geza Von Habsburg, Marina Lopato

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Feb. 1, 1994)
    A biography of the trendsetting artist who was jeweler and goldsmith to the Romanov Czars of Russia.
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  • First Impressions: John James Audubon

    Joseph Kastner

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 30, 1992)
    A look at the life and work of the creator of Birds of America traces Audubon's life since his childhood and presents thirty full-color reproductions of his bird paintings.

  • First Impressions: Andrew Wyeth

    Richard Meryman

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, May 25, 1991)
    Examines the life and work of the popular American artist.
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  • First Impressions: Claude Monet

    Ann Waldron

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 30, 1991)
    Examines the life and work of Monet, describing his struggle for artistic recognition and providing examples of his paintings
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  • Les Points de Seurat / Seurat's Dots: Learn Shapes in French and English

    Oui Love Books, Georges Seurat

    Paperback (Oui Love Books, May 13, 2019)
    Learn shapes in French and English with the Pointillist master, Georges Seurat. This volume focuses on one of his works in particular: "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" or "Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte". Each page has a close-up detail of a part of the painting. These images focus on shapes that appear naturally in the painting. For instance, the brim of a hat demonstrates an oval. After each shape is presented individually, readers will find a review section with several shapes forming one image.

  • First Impressions: Leonardo da Vinci

    Richard McLanathan

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Follows the life of the versatile artist Leonardo da Vinci, from his childhood near Florence to his death in France
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  • First Impressions: Mary Cassatt

    Susan E. Meyer

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Examines the life and work of the strong-willed American woman who studied in Paris and became a noted contributor to the Impressionist movement

  • First Impressions: Michelangelo

    Richard McLanathan

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, May 5, 1993)
    In addition to providing colored plates of his most magnificent works, this volume recounts the life of the famed Renaissance artist, including his dramatic rise to fame, his struggles to complete important commissions, and more.

  • First Impressions: Rembrandt

    Gary D. Schwartz

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, April 30, 1992)
    A biography of Rembrandt describes the artist's childhood, his apprenticeship with a painter, his job at the court of the Prince of Orange in the Hague, and his success.

  • First Impressions: Hieronymus Bosch

    Gary Schwartz

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Discusses the life of the Dutch artist and explores his complex works.

  • First Impressions: Pierre Auguste Renoir

    Susan Rayfield

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Examines the life and work of this French impressionist painter and sculptor whose work reflects his joy in life

  • First Impressions: JMW Turner

    Robert Kenner

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Discusses the life and work of one of England's greatest painters, whose work foreshadowed that of the Impressionists
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