100 Best Paintings in Paris

The only book to provide an introduction in one volume to the best art in Paris. 100 Best Paintings in Paris is an amalgam of commentary and tourist guide leading the reader to a greater understanding of the paintings chosen. An illustration of each painting is accompanied by an explanatory essay, a biographical chronology of the artist as well as a sample listing of works by other contemporary artists. From Enguerrand Quarton and Jan van Eyck to Vincent van Gogh and Gerhard Richter, 100 Best Paintings in Paris covers the complete spectrum of masterpieces in Paris' unsurpassed galleries. One of the primary reasons why tourists visit Paris is to experience the cultural richness which this great city offers and art galleries are high on the list of what most visitors want to see. Readers will find the text to be accessible, at times irreverent, and not too full of art jargon - written for the gallery visitor not the art historian.
Contains descriptions of works displayed in Musee du Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Musee de l'Orangerie, Musee Carnavalet, Musee Marmottan, Claude Monet, Musee Picasso, Musee d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musee National d'art Moderne, Musee Gustave Moreau, Musee Jacquemart-Andre Deanna MacDonald and Geoffrey Smith are the authors of 100 Best Paintings in New York. Deanna MacDonald is an art historian and writer based in Montreal where she taught art history at McGill University. She is the author of Art for Travellers; Prague, and her writing on art, architecture and travel has appeared in such publications as the Toronto Globe and Mail, Los Angeles Times and Montreal Gazette. Geoffrey Smith is a publisher and writer. He spent a post-graduate year at the Courtauld Institute of Art and has been an enthusiastic museum visitor for forty years. He is the author of 100 Best Paintings in London.