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BUTLER, RUTH: : Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cezanne,Monet,& Rodin

US.NEW HAVEN & LONDON.YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS,2008.

ISBN 97803000126242.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's printed price.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour pictorial artwork detail (Cezanne's portraits of his wife) illustrated dw/dj,with white and grey to front and b/w lettering to spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain slate grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a b/w chequered headband and immaculate plain white endpapers. US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xiii-xivpp+1-354pp [paginated] includes a preface,an introduction, Pts I-III comprising 8 chapters,10 chapters and an epilogue and 10 chapters and an afterword respectively,profuse contemporary b/w photographs and illustration reproductions throughout the text and the book,an appendix, acknowledgements,notes,works consulted and an index; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,b/w thumbnail detail of artists' wives' portrait/ busts vignette illustrated half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams(2),contents list/table,title separator page with colour portrait (Rodin's wife,Rose Beuret) illustrated frntis to recto and to the rear,6pp blanks. A journey of discovery into the lives and contributions of three forgotten women, obscured by the power of their husbands' fame. Paul Cezanne,Claude Monet,and Auguste Rodin.The names of these extraordinary 19thC artists are known throughout the world.But what is remembered of their wives? What were these unknown women like? What roles did they play in the lives and the art of their famous husbands? In this remarkable book of discovery,art historian Ruth Butler coaxes three shadowy women out of obscurity and introduces them for the first time as individuals.Through unprecedented research,Butler has been able to create portraits of Hortense Fiquet,Camille Doncieux, and Rose Beuret - the models and,later,the wives,respectively of Cezanne,Monet,and Rodin, the three most famous Frech artists of their generation.The book tells the stories of three ordinary women who faced issues of a dramatically changing society as well as the challenges of life with a striving genius.Butler illuminates the ways in which these model-wives figured in their husbands' achievements and provides new analyses of familiar works of art. Filled with captivating detail,the book recovers the lives of Hortense,Camille,and Rose,and recognizes with new insight how their unique relationships enriched the quality of their husbands' artistic endeavours. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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