Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cézanne, Monet, and Rodin

by Ruth Butler

Book Overview

A journey of discovery into the lives and contributions of three forgotten women, obscured by the power of their husbands' fame

Paul C zanne, Claude Monet, and Auguste Rodin. The names of these brilliant nineteenth-century 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300164505
• ISBN13: 9780300164503
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"