The Met Paul C?zanne

See the world through Paul Cézanne's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Paul Cézanne meet the famous French painter.

In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep--perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.

(c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Author: Amy Guglielmo
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780744092233
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Author Amy Guglielmo is a co-author of the popular Touch the Art series. Titles include: Brush Mona Lisa's Hair, Make Van Gogh's Bed and Pop Warhol's Top. Amy studied printmaking at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. She is an award-winning artist and illustrator, teacher, arts in education consultant, and the founder of Via Verde School of Art in New York City. Amy was a finalist for the 2014 Katherine Patterson Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing. She lives with her husband on Lake Champlain.

Illustrator Laura Martín graduated as a graphic designer from the University of Buenos Aires in 2015, specialising in illustration and editorial design. She worked for almost a decade in children's publishing companies as editorial designer and illustration assistant before becoming a freelance illustrator. She's very curious and loves to research the things she is interested in and express them through colourful and cosy illustrations.