Gruitrooy, Gerhard

American-born painter Mary Cassatt grew up in Pennsylvania but spent the better part of her life and career in France, yet that did not prevent her from gaining a preeminent position among artists in the United States. At the height of her career, she focused almost exclusively on depictions of mothers and children, a subject that became her signature theme. By the outbreak of World War I, Cassatt had to give up painting entirely due to failing eyesight, but she preserved her original enthusiasm and devotion to art until the end of her life.

Explores the life and art of American painter Mary Cassatt, and includes a portfolio of seventy color illustrations, looking especially at her depictions of mothers and children.

Explores the life and art of nineteenth-century French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and features a portfolio of over 120 color illustrations.

Presents full-color reproductions of 142 works by Vincent van Gogh with commentary, grouped according to his career's stages in Nuenen and Paris, Arles, Saint-Remy, and Auvers.

Explores the life and art of nineteenth-century French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas, and features a portfolio of over 120 color illustrations.

Explores the life and art of nineteenth-century French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and features a portfolio of over 120 color illustrations.