An American in Paris: UN Americain a Paris [Hardcover]

Leroy Neiman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994

One of America's most famous and celebrated artists presents lush, evocative paintings that capture his impressions of Paris. The legions of fans who know LeRoy Neiman best for his sports paintings will be fascinated by his depictions of Paris' nightlife, monuments, parks, grand boulevards, and more. Dividend Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.

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Neiman is a prolific, accessible, hence extremely popular, artist with a great sense of motion and style. His best-known works are splashy and colorful renderings of people at play, engaged in either sports, socializing, or grand public events. He combines all of these subjects in this exuberant celebration of one of his favorite places, Paris. A GI cook with the American First Army, Neiman took part in the liberation of Paris 50 years ago, and has returned many times since, pen and paper in hand, to record the city's enduring charm. In fact, some of the most vibrant and pleasing reproductions in this lavish volume are pages from a sketchbook he worked in at "his" table at Fouquet's in 1991 and 1992. Ever suave, Neiman has the connoisseur's light and accurate touch, capturing the energy, theatricality, and sensuality of fashionable Paris in images awash in bright colors and animated by high spirits. Neiman's kicky and moneyed Paris is a giddy dream and a welcome escape. Donna Seaman

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams; f edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810919508
• ISBN-13: 978-0810919501
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 11.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,656,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars RICH PORTRAITS OF AN INCOMPARABLE CITY, May 20, 2005

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This review is from: An American in Paris: UN Americain a Paris (Hardcover)

Nietzsche once said, "As an artist a man has no home in Europe save in Paris." An early daguerreotype, "Paris Boulevard" by L. J. M. Daguerre himself offers a view of Paris down to the smallest detail. Toulouse-Lautrec, who was ostracized and became a habitue of Parisian night life, presented a cast of entertainers in cafes and music halls. Pissarro's view was of a crowded square; Renoir saw Paris on a Sunday afternoon in a popular dance hall; and then contemporary artist LeRoy Neiman gave us his City of Light in a gloriously colorful collection.

This folio-size visual feast holds 128 full-color illustrations, so boldly and broadly drawn that Paris springs to vibrant life. Initially seeing France some 60 years ago, Neiman was a GI with the American First Army during the Liberation of Paris. In the 60s he maintained a studio there and sketched prodigiously. Through the eyes of this contemporary Impressionist not only do we see the exultation of the Liberation and the ecstatic throngs that greeted the Americans, but we visit cafes, stroll boulevards, admire the city's haute couture, and meet some of the celebrities who live there or visit.

Few places have inspired the plethora of words, music and art that the citadel of the Seine has. "An American In Paris" is a rich portrait of that incomparable city for Francophiles and all admirers of Neiman's work.

- Gail Cooke

5.0 out of 5 stars There are Editions of This in French AND English, April 10, 2010

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Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An American in Paris: UN Americain a Paris (Hardcover)

This a big, splashy, satisfying book. A wonderful production from Abrams: big, 4.5 pounds, cloth over hardback boards with a sewn binding. 154 pp.

Heads up: there are editions in French and editions in English!