作者	PeggyRoalf
出版社
出版时间	2005-07-01

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LOOKINGATPAINTINGSisaseriesofbooksdesignedtopresentmanydifferentpainters'viewsofasinglesubject.Hereisavisualfeastofpaintings,eachofwhichshowsussomethingaboutwhatgreatartistsseewhentheypaint.InFlowerd,PeggyRoflfleadsreadersonapersonalgallerytourofnineteenfavoritepaintingsofflowers,FromtheworkofRenaissancepainterGiuseppeArcimboldototwentieth-centuryartistssuchasPaulKleeandHenriMatisse,eachperson'svisionandinterpretationofflowersinunique.Someartists,suchasEdouardManetinPuikandClematisinaCrystalVaseandPierre-AugusteRenoirinSpringBouquet,presentamoretraditionalandfamiliarviewofflowersbypaintingtheminavaseandbyemphasizingthebackgroundaswellastheblooms.AnartistsuchasGeorgiaO'Keeffe,however,capturesthemorewildandtempestuousbeautyofaflowerinWhiteSweetPeas,whereasReneMagritteinTheWrestler'sTombfocusesonasinglebloomsocloselythatitbecomesalmostsomethingotherthanaflower.Toseethroughtheeyesofmanyoftheworld'sgreatestpaintersistoseewiththeimaginationaswell.FlowersintheLOOKINGATPAINTINGSseriesisabokthatwillinspireyoungreaderstoobservetheirworldandtousetheirimaginationtoseelikeapainter.作者简介：PEGGYROALFisapainter,graphicdesigner,andwriterwhohastaughtarttoyoungpeopleandtheirparentsinNewYork'sMetropolitanMuseumofArtWeekendFamilyProgram.SheisamemberofTheAuthorsGuild.