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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Shocking Paris: fascinating background on 20th-century Jewish painters in ParisBy Merrily Baird"Shocking Paris" focuses on several artists who worked in the Montparnasse district of Paris in the early part of the 20th century. A generation younger than the impressionists; they tended to be Jewish emigres from both Russia itself and the Czarist-controlled "Russian Pale" satellites of Lithuania; Belarus; and Poland; although one prominent member of their circle was the Italian Jew Amedeo Modigliani. As the subtitle indicates; the book devotes its greatest attention to Chaim Soutine and Marc Chagall.Initially many of the impoverished painters who took up residence in Montparnasse were sustained by communal living arrangements at a building called La Ruche ("beehive") named after its unique architectural style. Then; as they established themselves; dealers and angels provided living expenses; until several gained wide fame. And an important boost to that initial fame came at the hands of the wealthy Dr. Albert Barnes of Philadelphia. Buying nearly 60 paintings by Soutine and other canvases as well; he catapulted the Montparnasse artists to international attention. However; their work at first elicited a negative reaction from professional critics in the United States; and this explains a lot about the limited access that Barnes would subsequently grant to his collection. In the books concluding chapters; the drama increases further as the years leading up to and including World War II endangered the sometimes poorly-assimilated Jewish painters.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Superb Art History work of the School of ParisBy VictoriusWith the utmost satisfaction I wish to rate this book by Stanley Meisler with 5 stars. Mr. Meisler wrote a superb work of art history; and to increase our understating; he weaved into his book the troubled period of European history in the first half of the Twentieth Century between both World Wars. Since most of the artists of the School of Paris are Jewish; he addresses the difficult issues of antisemitism; the origins of those artists; some born within the realm of urban sophistication (Modigliani) others born into despairing poverty in segregated areas (Soutine); rising up the ladder of art and society with their outstanding work. This book increased my understating of the works of art I admire when I visit Museums with my wife; and I strongly recommend it. Personal disclosure: Stanley Meisler is a great neighbor of mine!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Af times this is a painful and heroic overview of difficult and memorable lives of ...By WesSo you want to be an artist? A Soutine type? Well think again - Stanley Meisler will surely bring you back to reality. This is an insightful book on thelives of the artists of the School of Paris set in the cultural milieu of the first part of the 20th century. Meisler lays out in forensic detail personal histories;relationships; struggles; and the traumas experienced. Af times this is a painful and heroic overview of difficult and memorable lives of major artists leading to the 2nd World war and the demise of the Schoolof Paris.