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Description edit
Why is the Mona Lisa smiling? Was Picasso really insatiable? Who was the recipient of Van Gogh’s ear? Nigel Cawthorne turns the easel on the great artists.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- John: Add a description of this character.
- Gauguin
- Picasso
- Francoise
- Rivera
- Hilda
- Dorelia
- Van Gogh
- Dora
- Pollock
- Francis
- Rodin
- Marie-therese
- Lewis
- Andy
- Leonardo
- Michelangelo
- Patricia
- Cellini
- Rossetti
- Gainsborough
- Delacroix
- Lee
- Eluard
- Stanley
- Olga
- Jeanne
- Suzanne
- Otto
- Marevna
- Sien
- Beatrice
- Lupe
- Ida
- Mavis
- Ruskin
- Genevieve
- Spencer
- Camille
- Angeline
- Manet
- Jackson
- Ruth
- Raphael
- Slade
- Degas
- Renoir
- Ethel
Setting & Locations edit
- Paris
- London
- Lautrec
- South Of France
- Titian
- Tahiti
- Spain
- England
- Venice
- Papeete
- Florence
- New York
- Vallauris
- Alderney
- Italy
- Rome
- Gala
- Cookham
- Martinique
- Madrid
- Marseilles
- Montparnasse
- Brittany
- Arles
- Amsterdam
- Caitlin
- Europe
- Euphemia
- Mexico
- Berlin
- Chelsea
- Antwerp
First Sentence edit
Vincent van Gogh is the quintessential artist - tormented, deranged, starving in a garret for his art.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nigel Cawthorne (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 759
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire, General
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Jokes & Riddles
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Love, Sex & Marriage
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Artists, Architects & Photographers
- Books › Arts & Photography › History & Criticism
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