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Title: The Impressionists' Paris: Walking Tours of the Painters' Studios, Homes, and the Sites They Painted by Ellen Williams ISBN: 0-9641262-2-2 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent mixture of information and imagery
Comment: This and a Metro map will take care of me for a week. A little about Paris, a little about the period, a little about the artists... "The Impressionists' Paris" is a learning experience, even for a student of impressionist art, and even if you're not planning a trip to Paris soon.
All but one of these 3 walks are on the right bank, which is otherwise somewhat impressionist-deprived since the good paintings moved from l'Orangerie to Musee d'Orsay. Combine Walk 1 with a visit to Orsay one day, then combine Walk 2 with an excursion to Giverny on another day.
Work the cafes into the rest of your visit to Paris. If you're into art and food, this book is a great companion to "The Historic Restaurants of Paris" by the same author.
Don't expect to find all of the locations intact, and there's the ever-present reality of construction and scaffolding. I hardly recognized the Pont de l'Europe from Caillebotte's painting, and Cafe de la Paix is closed for renovation (9/2002).
I'd love to meet this author sometime. She did this book like I would have (if I knew nearly as much as she). Each tour has a good map, and about 14-18 pages (each) of descriptions and pictures. Walking directions are in bold.
The book has nice color plates of selected paintings, matched loosely with period photos of Paris taken from old postcards, some with their 'timbres' quaintly intact. Lengthy captions add colorful trivia. She even finishes off the book with a tastefully written list of Paris cemeteries where the impressionists are buried.
Bon Voyage!
Rating: 5
Summary: A work of art
Comment: There are many books about Paris, many about the Impressionists, and several about Paris and the Impressionists. If you're obsessed with Paris and Impressionism, buy them all. However, if you're not willing to build a new wing for your library, or simply want a book you can actually take with you and use while you're in Paris, this is the one. It's a true gem.
Rating: 5
Summary: c'est incroyable!
Comment: If you love Paris and the Impressionists' work this is a must have. Taking the walking tours was the highlight of my last trip to the city of lights. Williams helps you see through 100 years of change into a different Paris.
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Title: The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops by Ellen Williams ISBN: 1892145030 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: 10 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Walks Through Napoleon and Josephine's Paris by Diana Reid Haig ISBN: 1892145251 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: 09 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Picasso's Paris: Walking Tours of the Artist's Life in the City by Ellen Williams ISBN: 0964126273 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Walking Paris : Thirty Original Walks In and Around Paris by Gilles Desmons ISBN: 0844201413 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Paris 2004 by Rick Steves, Steve Smith, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566915228 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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