Monet and the Seine : impressions of a river /

"During his career, French artist Claude Monet (1840-1926) used the Seine as his testing ground for documenting on canvas the transformative effects of light and atmosphere. He produced many ethereal, evocative, and poetic paintings of the meandering river, which remained his favorite subject a...

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Main Authors: Kessler-Aurisch, Helga
Corporate Authors: Philbrook Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Group Author: Paul, Tanya; Clarke, Michael, 1952; Brettell, Richard R; Monet, Claude, 1840-1926.
Published: Museum Fine Arts Houston,
Publisher Address: Houston :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "During his career, French artist Claude Monet (1840-1926) used the Seine as his testing ground for documenting on canvas the transformative effects of light and atmosphere. He produced many ethereal, evocative, and poetic paintings of the meandering river, which remained his favorite subject and also provided solace throughout his life. This beautiful book brings together fifty of Monet's most glorious paintings of the Seine, from the early works focusing on Argenteuil, Le Havre, and Paris, to the works on Lavacourt and Ve;theuil, and culminating with the stunningly beautiful works that mak
"This book brings together more than fifty of Monet's glorious paintings of the river Seine, from the early works focusing on Le Havre, Paris, and Argenteuil to the works on Vétheuil and Lavacourt, and culminating in the stunningly beautiful works that make up the acclaimed series Mornings on the Seine"--
Item Description: "This book accompanies the exhibition Monet and the Seine: Impressions of a River, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, June 29-September 21, 2014, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 26, 2014-February 1, 2015."
Carrier Form: x, 165 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 30 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161) and index.
ISBN: 9780300207835 (paperback) :
0300207832 (paperback)
Index Number: ND553
CLC: J233(565)
Call Number: J233(565)/K425
Contents: Monet and the French Landscape Tradition / Michael Clarke -- The Early Days on the Seine: Le Havre, Paris, and Argenteuil / Helga Kessler Aurisch -- Monet at Vétheuil and Lavacourt: Crisis and Memory / Richard R. Brettell -- A Marvel of Intense Poetry: Monet's Mornings on the Seine / Tanya Paul -- Catalogue of the Exhibition / Helga Kessler Aurisch and Tanya Paul.