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Claude Monet, 1840-1926 : capturing the ever-changing face of reality /

"Hailed the 'Prince of the Impressionists', Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, butthe act of perception itself. Working 'en plein air' with rapid...

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Main Authors: Heinrich, Christoph (Author)
Group Author: Monet, Claude, 1840-1926.
Published: Taschen,
Publisher Address: Koln :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
German
Series: Basic art series 2.0
Subjects:
Monet, Claude, > 1840-1926.
Painters > France > Biography.
Impressionism (Art) > France.
Summary: "Hailed the 'Prince of the Impressionists', Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, butthe act of perception itself. Working 'en plein air' with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye. Monet's interest in this space 'between the motif and the artist' encompassed too the ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment. This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art."--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: 95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 9783836503990
3836503999
Index Number: ND553
CLC: J233(565)
K835.655.72
Call Number: K835.655.72/M742H
Contents: Making the salon -- Monet finds his subject matter -- The world as a month of Sundays -- The bridges at Argenteuil -- Winter at Vétheuil -- Concentration and repetition: working in series -- Different countries and different light -- The garden at Giverny -- Claude Monet 1840-1926, life and work.

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