Artists' Houses [Hardcover]

Gerard-Georges Lemaire (Author), Jean-Claude Amiel (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 13, 2005

The homes of some of the world’s most celebrated artists are featured in this lavishly illustrated volume. From Frederic Church’s castle on New York’s Hudson River to Claude Monet’s house and garden at Giverny in France to Giorgio de Chirico’s sophisticated Roman apartment and William Morris’s Arts and Crafts–style Kelmscott Manor, this book reveals each artist’s tastes and fashionable flair.

Artists’ Houses is a close-up look at the intimate hideaways that 15 great European and American artists created for themselves. The beautiful, private worlds revealed here will captivate all those interested in interior design and the lives of our most renowned artists.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Gérard-Georges Lemaire, a writer, historian, art critic, and curator, is the author of books on the Pre-Raphaelites, Futurism, and Franz Kafka. Jean- Claude Amiel’s photography has been published in many magazines and books.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Vendome Press (September 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865652309
• ISBN-13: 978-0865652309
• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 10.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #917,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blends art history, interior design, and biographical sketches of fourteen fascinating artists, October 11, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artists' Houses (Hardcover)

In Artists' Houses, historian and art critic Gerard-Georges Lemaire has compiled and written a informed and informative work that blends art history, interior design, and biographical sketches of fourteen fascinating artists from Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, and America. The reader is treated to a kind of survey of the private homes of these extraordinary men and women who put as much care and creativity into the design and furbishing of their homes and gardens as they did their paintings. The artists featured include Andre Derain, Frantisek Bilek, Frederic Church, Alphonse Mucha, Rene Magreitte, Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Moreau, William Morris, Gabrielle Munter, James Ensor, Claude Money, Alfred Kubin, Giorgio De Chirico, and the members of the Bloomsbury Group. The fascinating text is wonderfully illustrated throughout with the impressively visual photography of Jean-Claude Amiel. Enhanced with the inclusion of a House Directory and a Bibliography, Artists' Houses is an strongly recommended addition to academic library Art History collections -- and would make a superb Memorial Fund Acquisition choice community libraries as well.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, February 19, 2007

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jade rose "artiste" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artists' Houses (Hardcover)

I was disappointed when first looking at this book as I thought it was about current artists but after spending some time with it I was rather pleased. The photos of the artists' homes and studios together with information about the artists and their friends made for an interesting book. You can always set it out on the coffee table to impress your friends!

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All in perspective....., January 9, 2007

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J. T. Capone (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artists' Houses (Hardcover)

This book provides a wonderful perspective on the artist, as one who paints,(attempts to paint)it was most enjoyable and educational to see and learn how truly gifted artists worked. It put so much in perspective.