Distinguished by his brilliantly energetic brushwork, Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931) was one of the most prominent Italian artists of the late 19th century. Still, he has remained little known beyond his native country. This beautiful book is the first published on Boldini in English in a generation and accompanies the first major exhibition of his works outside of Europe.

Lenders to the Exhibition

Directors Foreword

Acknowledgments

Essays

Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris

Sarah Lees

Drawing Paris: Boldini as a Draftsman in the 1870s

Richard Kendall

Catalogue of the Exhibition

Texts by Barbara Guidi

The Florence Years

Arrival in Paris and the Search for Success

Modern Life

Landscape

A Diary of Paris Nightlife

The Art of the Portrait

Interiors of the House and the Studio

At the Height of Success

List of Works

Sarah Lees and Barbara Guidi

Documentation

Works by Boldini in the Goupil Records

Sarah Lees with assistance from Barbara Guidi

List of Exhibitions

Bibliography

Index