Monet

by Anderson, Janice

• ISBN13: 9780785821465
• ISBN10: 0785821465
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Book Sales

Summary

Claude Monet is generally considered to be the central figure in the development of Impressionism. In his long and prolific career, spanning over 70 years, he produced hundreds of works, many of which are among the most admired in the history of art. Monet became a truly great landscape painter and an incomparable painter of light because he faced up to and resolved one of the greatest concerns of every artist: how to reconcile his perception of the three-dimensional effects of his chosen subject with the demands of transferring them to a two-dimensional canvas. Monet's main occupation throughout his long life was to experiment with an ever-expanding range of techniques and effects that would allow him 'to depict my impressions in the face of the most fleeting effects', which were mainly the result of the movement of light, atmosphere and air around his subject.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Diccovering Art, 1840-1861	p. 16
The Early Years in Paris, 1862-1871	p. 31
The 'High Impressionist' Years, 1871-1882	p. 88
Monet, Master of Impressionism, 1883-1899	p. 182
Monet's Travels: Seeking Extremes of Light	p. 232
The Series Paintings	p. 284
Monet in the 20th Century	p. 328
Chronology	p. 414
Chronological List of Works	p. 420
Index	p. 441
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