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| Impression: Sunrise Oil 17 1/2" x 21" 1872 |
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| Woman With A Parasol Oil 51" x 34 1/2" 1886 |
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| St. Lazare Station Oil 29 1/2" x 40 1/2" 1877 |
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| Water Lilies Oil 78" x 324" 1916 |
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| Rouen Cathedral at Sunset Oil 41 1/2" x 25" 1894 |
Morgan
Yabeny
24
Sept. 2017
Painting
I
M.
Zimmer
Claude Monet is an Impressionist and
Contemporary painter. His works were very popular during the late 19th
century and early 20th century. He is considered to be the Father of
Impression since he helped push the movement with his style. Monet was born on
November 19, 1840 and grew up in Normandy. He moved back to Paris in 1862.
There he began to admire nature and landscaping. He became a gardener during this
time period and also struggled with depression. Using his surroundings and
conditions, Monet started to paint using oil. Before he paints, he started to
sketch his visual before to capture the light and natural form of his painting.
Thus, he leaves an impression of the visual.
Monet’s style comes from the natural form
of the landscapes and scenery. He sketches his works beforehand to capture
light and form. There, he begins to paint using a pallet only made of earthly
colors to represent the landscape. He hardly used any black with his paintings.
Therefore, we see saturation and contrast in his painting with cool and warm
colors cooperating. He captures the essence of nature by using strong colors
and bold, short brushstrokes. He doesn’t really blend his paint and keeps most
of his mistakes. This style is more of a contemporary style with a slight
classical twist. His paintings have a certain style in which can drastically
differ from other artist. It also pushed and created the movement and style of
Impressionism.
Work Citied
Tallandier, Yuon. Monet. Crown Publishers, Inc. New York. Print.
Forge, Andrew. Monet. Art Institute of Chicago. Illinois, 1995. Print.
Monet is one of my favorite artists. I really love how he captures the cathedral, because painting architecture is really hard for me, but it something I would really like to do!
ReplyDeleteI love Impressionist painting, I really like his use of blue and pinks. I also like how soft his painting are. It funny to think that when this style first came out it was dismissed as quaint and romantic.
ReplyDeleteHis water lilies are my favorite and his use of pink and blue does add a nice cool and warm color to his paintings. They're very clean when it is not and very implying.
ReplyDeleteI think one of my favorite pieces by Monet is his Sunrise painting. I love his varied use of brushstrokes, ranging from smooth to almost dappled, and the sense of light expressed in this particular piece.
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