Luncheon of the Boating Party
by Susan Vreeland
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0670038547
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038541
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Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, and using settings in Paris and on the Seine, Vreeland illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, she paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs in a brilliant portrait of her own.
Synopsis
A vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world, ?done with a flourish worthy of Renoir himself? ( USA Today ) With her richly textured novels, Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of artists? lives. Now, as she did in Girl in Hyacinth Blue , Vreeland once again focuses on a single painting?Auguste Renoir?s instantly recognizable masterpiece, which depicts a gathering of Renoir?s real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs so vividly that ?the painting literally comes alive? ( The Boston Globe ).
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- Bookseller
- Janson Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CM06250009
- Title
- Luncheon of the Boating Party
- Author
- Susan Vreeland
- Format/Binding
- New
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670038547
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038541
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- May 3, 2007