"Is that a Monet?" As a nine-year-old boy with minimal knowledge of the arts‚ I wasn’t exactly sure what I was being asked. I turned around to look at the painting on my grandparents’ wall and saw the writing "Claude Monet 1903" in the bottom right-hand corner. I politely answered my aunt’s question‚ "Yes‚ I believe so." After we both looked at the painting for a few moments‚ she commented on its beauty and praised Claude Monet as a "great artist." I liked the painting myself. The different shades
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Grenouillere Born in Paris‚ France‚ Claude Monet began to develop as a young and inspiring artist in the town of Le Havre. After briefly serving in the military‚ Monet returned to Paris and continued to explore different forms of art‚ as well as‚ developing friendships with painters including Édouard Manet‚ Frédéric Bazille‚ and Auguste Renoir. After marrying his wife‚ Camille in 1870‚ the two were constantly traveling until they settled in Argenteuil‚ where Monet produced his most famous and well-known
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Was Manet an Impressionist? Outline the arguments for and against‚ providing and discussing specific examples to support the two arguments. Give your opinion‚ with reasons. Édouard Manet (1832-83) was one of the marginal figures associated with Impressionism. Impressionism is defined by the the online Oxford dictionary as‚ "a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s‚ characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment‚ especially in terms of
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their lives. Such as Cloude Monet and Vincent Van Gough‚ their artwork was based on movements of Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Their interest shows outdoor environment to show effect of natural sun light or atmospheric light on day to day life scene. Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” is the great example of outdoor paintings and Vincent Van Gogh’s “The garden of the poets” is based on two poets combining with the garden that he is referring to. Impressionist
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Clayborn Western Civilization 1 April 10‚ 2008 The Impressionist Movement Impressionism‚ French Impressionnisme‚ is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as “a theory or style of painting originating and developed in France during the 1870s‚ characterized by concentration on the immediate visual impression produced by a scene and by the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.” Impressionist painting comprises the works of art produced between
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The Impressionist Movement: Artistic Innovation Stylistically art began to revolutionize in becoming the Modernist work that we see‚ much like it is today‚ during what is known as Impressionism. Although painting still owed tradition to the Realism and Romantic eras‚ Impressionism encompassed painting in way that had never been seen before. Including vivid colors that allowed a single object to stand out and be glorified‚ most of the painting during this era depicted nature scenes. The ability
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Impressionist movement The impressionist movement was a powerful part of the art culture in the late 1800’s. The impressionist‚ as well as futurist‚ cubist and others wanted to break free from the representative nature of the previous artworks. Artists during this time felt that art was also capable of representing the human condition and offer a glance inside the obscure mind of the artist. The 1800th century was a great period in France’s art history. This was due in part because of the new
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pleasure of viewing. The paintings of Renoir (1841-1919) are commonly known for their strong lines and bold color palette. He created his own genre of art‚ mixing his trademark bright and cheerful disposition with daring and distinct lines‚ showing movement of the focus element. He was passionate about painting people‚ especially female figures. Renoir’s paintings‚ throughout his career‚ often evoke sensuality with clothed and nude figures alike. When Renoir was a young porcelain painter‚ he was
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Claude Monet Oscar Claude Monet was born on November 14‚ 1840 in Paris‚ France. Monet spent most of his childhood in Le Havre‚ France. In Le Havre‚ Monet studied drawing and painted seascapes with a French painter Eugene Louis Boudin in his teens. By 1859 Monet committed himself a career to be an artist. Monet spent a lot of time in Paris around 1859. By 1860 Monet met a pre-impressionist painter‚ Edouard Manet. Monet also met other French painters destined to form the impressionist school
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Analysis of Selected Works by Claude Monet Claude Oscar Monet‚ the famous impressionist painter was born on November 14‚ 1840. Even though his birthplace was Paris‚ he grew up in Le Havre‚ a port town located in North Western France. In his childhood phase‚ he didn’t have any contact with anyone who would play a significant role as an artistic influence in Monet’s life. Monet’s parents were completely against the arts‚ and because of that‚ he had to deal with a lot of sacrifices in life‚ from earning
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