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Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism

Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism

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Claude Monet’s Impressionist technique still inspires to this day. Whether it’s his stunning Water Lilies series, or genre-defining Impression, Sunrise, discover what made Monet the master of French 19th-century art in this exuberant exploration of his life and work.

No other artist, apart from J. M. W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cézanne called “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object.

It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the major painters of the late 19th century, the work Monet produced throughout his long life would change forever the way we perceive both the natural world and its attendant phenomena. The high point of his explorations was the late series of water lilies, painted in his own garden at Giverny, which, in their approach toward almost total formlessness, are really the origin of abstract art.

This biography does full justice to this most remarkable and profoundly influential artist, and offers numerous reproductions and archive photos alongside a detailed and insightful commentary.

Product Details

  • Product Type: Monograph, Hardcover, with dust jacket
  • 616 pages
  • Published in 2014
  • Shipping Dimensions: 8.0 × 5.9 × 1.4 inches  (20.3 × 15.0 × 3.6 cm)
  • Shipping Weight: 2.62 lb (41.9 oz; 1188 g)
  • SKU: SKU: SKU010006692
  • ISBN: 9783836551014

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Claude Monet in 1899

About the Artist

Claude Monet

Claude Monet (1840 — 1926) was a French painter who was the initiator, leader, and unswerving advocate of the Impressionist style. In his mature works, Monet developed his method of producing repeated studies of the same motif in series, changing canvases with the light or as his interest shifted.

Claude Monet in the Chrysler Museum
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