Monet or the Triumph of Impressionism -

Daniel Wildenstein

Taschen

2016

616 páginas

20h 32m

ISBN-13: 9783836551014

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 waterlilies, 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.

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Claude Monet foi um dos principais nomes do Impressionismo, Seu trabalho buscava captar a luz, a atmosfera e as impressões visuais do momento, em vez de representar detalhes realistas.

Entre suas obras mais marcantes estão "Impressão, nascer do sol", que deu nome ao movimento impressionista, Monet pintava frequentemente ao ar livre, privilegiando pinceladas soltas e cores vibrantes, o que transmitia a sensação imediata da cena observada. Sua dedicação à natureza, sobretudo em seu jardim em Giverny, inspirou a fase final de sua obra, marcada por grandes painéis de paisagens aquáticas, hoje considerados ícones da arte moderna. Consolidando a ideia de que a pintura podia ser uma experiência subjetiva e sensorial, abrindo caminho para movimentos posteriores como o Pós-Impressionismo e a Arte Abstrata.