Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840–1926) is the founding father of French Impressionism, a movement named after his groundbreaking 1872 work, Impression, Sunrise. Rejecting studio tradition for en plein air practice, Monet captured the fleeting mutations of light and atmosphere through rapid, broken brushstrokes. His legacy is defined by his obsessive serial studies, most notably Haystacks, Rouen Cathedral, and the monumental Water Lilies (Nymphéas) created at his Giverny estate.
Monet’s exploration of optical truth revolutionized the perception of color, laying the essential groundwork for 20th-century Modernism. His late, immersive large-scale panels—often bordering on pure abstraction—are among the most historically significant achievements in painting, serving as the crown jewels of institutions like the Musée de l’Orangerie and MoMA.
Monet’s exploration of optical truth revolutionized the perception of color, laying the essential groundwork for 20th-century Modernism. His late, immersive large-scale panels—often bordering on pure abstraction—are among the most historically significant achievements in painting, serving as the crown jewels of institutions like the Musée de l’Orangerie and MoMA.
$98.95, framed art print
$92.95, framed art print