Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
carnet d\'artiste
English translation:
artist notebook
French term
carnet d'artiste
I'm pretty sure there's a standard term used for this, but I'm blowed if I can remember it now! Something like a 'snatch book' or 'grab book'... but neither of those is the actual term I've seen.
In my case, this is simply in a list of things that might be published by an art gallery — I get the impression it is not referring to either and artist's sketch book, or a volume about the artist and their work.
Mar 20, 2022 10:40: Tony M changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
Artist notebook
Just a cordial suggestion among many others.
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writeaway
: see answer directly above this one/artist is implied in that answer.
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Well, I don't think ''notebook'' and ''artiste notebook'' are two quite identical answers, sorry./Implying something isn't at all the same thing as declaring it through a unique and clear, titled answer.
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carnet de croquis
Merci, Hélène ! En l'occurrence, le client m'a donné des informations complémentaires, et en effet, ici, c'est bien plus que juste a 'sketch book' |
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Helen Shiner
: Yes, this is the more informal term for artist’s sketchbook
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Mici
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Thanks Anastasia
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sketchbook / pocket book / notebook
https://sassalog.wordpress.com/tag/procion-dye-drawing/
Smaller ones could also be termed notebooks or pocket sketchbooks.
Here is the famous carnet de Nina Kandinsky: https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/recherche/oeuvres?ensemble=... which she evidently used as a sort of visitors’ book, since it contains sketches and small drawings/paintings by assorted artists. I include this here in particular to demonstrate the size of her sketchbook/s.
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Sorry, I don’t think my second link works. Here it is again: https://sassalog.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/what-you-see-is-wh...
Thanks a lot, Helen! Your insights and ref. were most helpful. Further details from the client confirmed that this was indeed a book with notes both <i>by</i> and <i>about</i> the artist. I've had to award the points to another answer, as that is the term I ended up actually using — but your onput is much appreciated! |
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Barbara Carrara
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Thanks, Barbara
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writeaway
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Thanks, writeaway
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Rachel Fell
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Thanks, Rachel
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Bourth
: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner
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Thanks, CadastreToulous
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abe(L)solano
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Thanks, abe(L)solano
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James A. Walsh
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Thanks, James
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Anastasia Kalantzi
2 hrs
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Thanks, Anastasia
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Claude-André Assian
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Thanks, Claude-André
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Katarina Peters
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Thanks, Katarina
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Mpoma
: It can't be all three. Tony M has said it's not a sketchbook.
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Ah, you again. If you’d been here during the discussion as it developed, and/or, indeed, read the references ….
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artist's doodle pad
Roughwork in math(s) also comes to mind,
Artist's ideas - pace our artistic experts - perhaps tips the translation away from an artist's sketch to a doodling *pad*.
Sketch out your ideas quickly and easily with this A3 Quick Rough Sketch Pad, the ideal medium for any sketch artist! Each page is smooth and soft, ideal surfaces for pencil
Bordered Pages for Sketching, Drawing, Doodling and Creating your Ideas.
http://learningexpress.com/columbus/scratch-art-doodle-pad.html
http://context.reverso.net/traduction/anglais-francais/sketch+pad
Thanks, Adrian! I like 'doodle pad' — reminds me of my parents always going on about the 'doodle bugs' in the War! However, as the client subsequently informed me, this contains notes both <i>by</i> and also <i>about</i> the artist, so I felt another, less informal term was more suitable in this instance. |
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Efaristo, thanks again, Anastasia, and congrats on your winning answer !
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artist's scratchpad
"a pad of paper used for jotting down ideas, informal notes, preliminary writing, etc."
Thanks a lot, Jennifer! It turns out this book was a bit more than just that, as it contained notes both <i>by</i> and also <i>about</i> the artist. |
Reference comments
Qu'est-ce qu'un Carnet d'Artiste?
https://sd87f116598123549.jimcontent.com/download/version/12...
La pratique des carnets d'artistes ou de l'expression carnetière est souvent réservée aux adolescents. Ce moyen plastique utilisé par tout artiste voulant conserver des idées afin de les exploiter plus tard, est un réservoir de formes, de couleurs, de compositions.
Un cahier d'artistes à utiliser en rituels avec ma classe de CP-CE1. ... Deux élèves viennent mimer le tableau et c'est parti pour le dessin ...
http://boutdegomme.fr/mon-carnet-dartistes
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Artist's sketchbook
https://youtu.be/6hCDbA4TGh4
Examples of 'carnets d'artistes' (pix + description)
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Anastasia Kalantzi
: Il s'agit d'une référence excellente!
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Cyril Tollari
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http://boutdegomme.fr/mon-carnet-dartistes
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This one?
https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Lacroix-Carnet-Dartiste-Par...
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or this one
artist's book
The result was presented in a hybrid-form called a livre d'artiste (artist's book) - a new genre created at the turn of the century - https://www.linguee.com/french-english/translation/livre d'a...
Discussion
I was bugged by this, so ended up asking the customer to be more specific, and it turns out that this is more like, as David Vaughn mentioned re: Da Vinci, a book with ideas and sketches both directly and indirectly related to a specific work, as well as some details from it; but also containing notes by the artist themselves, as well as background information about them, their other works, etc. — so I needed to use a fairly all-embracing term that would bear repetition in an otherwise fairly dry document.
You'll note that, rather cheekily, Helen S has covered all the bases, using 3 different terms for her answer.
I'm intrigued by this "grab book" idea. I racked my brain thinking what you might have in mind... a blank.
I've just discovered this is specifically SWISS French!
"carnet d'artiste" = refers to the type of activity = artistic sphere
If it's something like this:
https://sd87f116598123549.jimcontent.com/download/version/14...
https://sites.ac-nancy-metz.fr/arts-plastiques/wp-content/up...
then it could be:
artist’s notebook
https://www.kildare.ie/ArtsService/PressReleases/ArtDocument...
sketchbook might be too restrictive if there are notes or collage.
or something like an art diary/art journal depending on context and usage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_diary