continued to paint until they reached where they wanted to be at in their lives. In this paper‚ I will be talking about three artworks from three different artists. The first painting is by artist Claude Monet; the painting is called “The Arrival of the Normandy Train‚ Gare St Lazare was painted by Claude Monet in 1877‚ the materials used for this painting was oil‚ and a canvas‚ the size of the painting is 23 ½ by 31 ½ in (59.6 by 80.2cm). The second painting is by Pierre Auguste Renoir and it is called
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"Water Lilies" by Monet Recently I visited the ”Boston loves Impressionism" at the MFA (Boston) and was thrilled to see Claude Monet’s masterpiece “The Water Lilies” conveniently alluring the fans right in front of the entrance. As I lessened the distance I clearly observed why it is regarded so much in the art world. The painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet is painted with observable brush stroke depicting regular width. Some of them are thinner and have unusual directions of movement and length
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d-by-piet-mondrian-from-1937-1942-possesses-a-sense-of-simplicity-whilst-simultaneously-comprises-of-complexity.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian IMPRESSIONISM HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: * Claude Monet worked on WaterlilyPond from 1904 to 1905. * In 1883 Monet moved from the north-west of Paris to Giverny where he lived until his death. Adjacent to his property was a small pond which he acquired in 1893‚ where he created a water garden with an arched bridge in the Japanese
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ERA OF IMPRESSIONISM: Parts Make Up a Whole With the advent of modern technology during the industrial revolution‚ here comes another transition in the history of art which defined a major modification in the way people perceive and take their personal stand in the society. Along with the invention of modern resources and rise of urban cities‚ a new artistic style known as impressionism have emerged resulting to various transformations that greatly influenced the reflections and contemporary views
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Venice Twilight by Claude Monet 1908 oil on canvas Monet uses loose brushstrokes and does not blend his colours. This gives the painting an unrealistic aesthetic. The steeple of the town centre looks much like Van Gogh’s later Starry Night. The artist still does retain aspects of classical landscapes in his use of light and shadow to form the waves. The precarious blending of the natural aspects is very different to traditional techniques. Monet challenges the artists of the past with his innocuous
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Art Institute of Chicago Museum Report When I first starting planning out the trip to down town to visit the museum I thought it would go actually the way I planned it. The plan was to wake up on Sunday make sure I wore enough layers of clothing because I am always cold; get on the train and go. Well it was a bit more complicated than that. I woke up later than I expected but still had fun waiting at the train station with my boyfriend. Also I did not wear proper shoes because when I started
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Visual Comparison In comparing Claude Monet’s‚ Foggy Morning at Pourville and André Derain’s‚ Charing Cross Bridge‚ though the artistic movement is different as well as other attributes‚ there are many similarities in technique‚ color‚ medium‚ and lighting. By conducting a formal analysis of the two works‚ a better understanding of the artists’ intent and style is formulated. Foggy Morning at Pourville was produced in 1882 during the Impressionist movement. Claude Monet was often described as the father
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painter Claude Monet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monet designed this painting in 1867 and applied oil painting on canvas. The size of the painting is twenty-nine and five-eighths inches by forty inches. The setting of the artwork takes place on the Le-Havre beach where people watch the regatta on the ocean in Saint-Adresse. Regatta means a sequence of boat races in which sailors row or sail their boats. Saint-Adresse is a city located in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Monet has
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characterized by objects looking like they are moving. This type of painting is sometimes called optical realism (impressionism). Impressionism derived from an artist who took on the name that a critic had called him. This painting was done by Claude Monet which received bad reviews. The focal point of this painting is to draw the eye to the light and darkness in the paintings. A good impressionist could have their visual sensations of nature to draw the eye. Impressionist was not treated like other
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backgrounds and the relationship between Monet and his family. From chapter to chapter‚ we have learned the personality and feelings of each member in the family by their actions and conversation. Eva Figes uses a beautiful way and writing style to describe the beauty of the pond in Monet’s backyard under the shadow of the light. (Figes 41) Light has played an important role in this book. Different characters have different respective to the light. For example‚ Claude Monet is the one who caught the light
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