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Watchung Plaza
Montclair, NJ 07042
973.744.7177
05/01/2010 1:00 pm
05/01/2010 2:00 pm
Behind every great artist stands a woman driving him to inspiration,
aspiration, and desperation, according to Cowell (Marrying Mozart),
who bases her latest novel about an artist and his muse on the life of
Claude Monet. Beautiful bourgeoise Camille Doncieux leaves her family
and fiancé for Monet, whom Cowell depicts early on as a rebellious young
man trying to capture in his paintings fleeting moments of color and
light before he matures into the troubled genius whose talent exceeds
his income. In an art world resistant to change, Camille remains Monet's
great love as he and fellow unknowns Renoir, Pissarro, and Bazille
struggle to make ends meet, but, eventually, parenthood, financial
pressure, long separations, career frustrations, and romantic
distractions take their toll, and even after Monet finally achieves
commercial success, the couple still faces considerable difficulty.
While glimpses of great men at work make absorbing reading, it's Camille
who gives this story its heart. A convincing narrative about how
masterpieces are created and a detailed portrait of a complex couple,
Cowell's novel suggests that a fabulous, if flawed, love is the source
of both the beauty and sadness of Monet's art.
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