In June of 2012, a man punched a hole through a Monet painting, particularly Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat (1874). The man is now in jail, and restorations on the piece have just been finished, but the world has lost a little bit of beauty that was the masterful Monet painting. Spurred on by this tragedy, I decided to dedicate my final project to the man who practically invented Impressionism: Claude Monet.
Haystacks, end of Summer, Claude Monet, 1891, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Monet enjoyed painting scenes over and over again. Here, he played with the light of the dying summer on a pair of haystacks in a field. Compare to his other "Haystacks" piece.
Springtime, Claude Monet, 1872, From the collection of: The Walters Art Museum
This piece shows Monet's devotion to outdoors and his family. The model, his wife, Camille, sits in their backyard, enjoying a book in her lap while her husband enjoys himself in her company.
The Japanese Footbridge and the Water Lily Pool, Giverny, Claude Monet, French, 1840 - 1926, 1899, From the collection of: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Near his death, Monet moved to Giverny where he painted his garden pond upwards of ten times, each in different atmospheres and lightings. Here is his pond midday in the early summer.
Water Lilies, Claude Monet, 1915 - 1926, From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
This piece, only one of three, shows the pond in Monet's Giverny home. He spent most of his time focusing on the way the light reflected on the water and the way the colors blended together.
Wisteria, Claude Monet, circa 1925, From the collection of: Kunstmuseum
In this more abstract floral painting, Monet visits, once again, his beloved garden. The blues and the purples blend together beautifully, creating a veil of simple flowers and pond.
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