Lyonel Feininger vs Mémoires d'une portraitiste, 1755-1842: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Art collections, Painters, Travel, Biography & Memoir
Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel und Julia: Von der Kunst, zu lieben. Eine schicksalshafte Liebesgeschichte, erzählt in größtenteils nie veröffentlichten Briefen. Zugleich ein Zeugnis vom Arbeiten und Leben des großen Malers, pünktlich zu seinem…
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Mémoires d'une portraitiste, 1755-1842
Madame Lebrun brought out her Memoirs at the suggestion of her friend, the Princess Dolgoruki. in 1835. The authoress was bom in 1756, at Paris, where she died in 1842. She was the daughter of Louis Vig6e, an obscure…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lyonel Feininger is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Mémoires d'une portraitiste, 1755-1842.
- Mémoires d'une portraitiste, 1755-1842 has the widest readership — 19 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lyonel Feininger | Mémoires d'une portraitiste, 1755-1842 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (16) | 4.2 (19) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Lyonel Feininger | Mémoires d'une portraitiste, 1755-1842 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16 | 19 |
| Editions | 53 | 69 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 25 | 42 |
| Written reviews | 2 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1978 | — |
| Pages | 50 | 233 |