Claude Monet

A finales de 1883, el pintor Claude Monet se instala en la aldea francesa de Giverny. Allí vivió durante 43 años, creando a la vez que su obra pictórica esa obra de arte total que fue su jardín: flores, agua, puentes, caminos, árboles... tal como deseaba verlos y pintarlos. Monet fue un enamorado de la naturaleza, con una aguda sensibilidad hacia la luz, los efectos y las vistas que conseguía pintando "à plein air". Sus cartas, recopiladas...

Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized and he struggled financially. With over one hundred black-and-white illustrations, this book unveils a true portrait of the artist!

Introduces the life and work of Claude Monet, discussing his early years, life in London and various parts of France, and development as a painter.

In 1868, Impressionist painter Claude Monet was desperate. Though he had been painting for a decade, he was living in poverty. He had to support his girlfriend and infant son on his meager earnings. His relatives refused to help him out, so he begged for money from his friends, telling them that his situation seemed hopeless. Yet just over two decades later, with brisk sales through an art dealer, Monet had become wealthy and famous. People came...

Recalls a working day in the life of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, when, so absorbed in his attempts to paint a rock formation on the French seashore, he didn't notice the tide coming in and was doused by a large wave, losing his canvas and paints in the process!

"A new look at the world's most beloved Impressionist, Monet in Normandy examines some of the artist's most important paintings - including the famed Giverny canvases as well as the iconic haystacks and Rouen Cathedral series. This catalogue, which accompanies a major traveling exhibition, explores for the first time Monet's enduring ties to the region of Normandy. It was here that Monet began his painting career, and it was here that he met his first...