Product Overview
This brand-new title in Laurence Anholts beautifully illustrated childrens series of stories about famous artists recounts a wonderful adventure experienced by Paul, a little boy who is named after his father, Paul Czanne. The elder Czanne had been away from home for so long that the boy has difficulty recognizing his father when he joins him on a painting expedition in the mountains of southern France. They quickly become fast friends, and the artist takes great pleasure in painting a portrait of his apple-cheeked son. Most of his paintings, however, are landscapes of the mountain country where they are camping, although the people who live nearby often laugh at the artists pictures, which they think are poor. But young Paul admires his fathers workand he is not alone. A picture dealer from Paris happens to be in the region, and when he sees Czannes paintings, he thinks they are wonderful. Before long, Czanne becomes famous and wealthy. The story, enhanced with Laurence Anholts illustrations on every page, include several that are reproductions of Czannes famous paintings.
