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"Susan Vreeland has written a collection of stories that explore art through the eyes of ordinary people. In Life Studies, she first takes us back to the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century art world of France and Italy and then returns us to the present day with a group of contemporary stories." "Rather than focusing directly on great Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists like Manet, Monet, van Gogh, and Modigliani, in the historical tales Vreeland shifts her lens to those on the periphery - their lovers, servants, children, and neighbors - showing their personal stories as they play out against the artists' lives."--BOOK JACKET.

With her richly textured novels Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of the artist’s life. Now, in a collection of profound wisdom and beauty, she explores the transcendent power of art through the eyes of ordinary people. Life Studies begins with historic tales that, rather than focusing directly on the great Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masters themselves, render those on the periphery—their lovers, servants, and children—as their personal experiences play out against those of Manet, Monet, van Gogh, and others. Vreeland then gives us contemporary stories in which her characters—a teacher, a construction worker, and an orphan for example—encounter art in meaningful, often surprising ways. A fascinating exploration of the lasting strength of art in everyday life, Life Studies is a dazzling addition to Vreeland’s outstanding body of work.

ISBN-10 0143036106
ISBN-13 9780143036104
Number Of Pages 352 pages
Format Paperback
Publication Date 2005-11-29
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated