Hailed the “Prince of the Impressionists”, Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not are trying to find to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working “en plein air” with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light at the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which through which these visual impressions fall upon the eye.
Monet’s interest on this space “between the motif and the artist” encompassed too the ephemeral nature of Each and every image we see. In his beloved water lily series, in addition to in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment.
This book offers the crucial introduction to an artist whose works concurrently reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the most productive-selling art book collection ever published. Each and every book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
a concise biography
approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
