MONET

by Karin Sagner-Düchting

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was both the most typical and the most individual painter associated with the Impressionist movement. His long life and extraordinary work were dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and in particular landscape, offer the human eye. Monet's poplars, grain stacks, Rouen Cathedral, and water lilies paintings - among the most beloved works of the Impressionist period - were created long before the currents of the contemporary avant-grade and had an inestimable influence on the development of modern art. This book traces the life's work of one of art history's most beloved painters.

Genres: Art

220 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

Karin Sagner, früher Sagner-Düchting (* 1955 in Steinheidel-Erlabrunn) ist eine deutsche Kunsthistorikerin und Autorin.

Reviews

[CelanaNox · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this book would be just suitable for someone already knowing a lot about art, painting and the French painters this book lost be a lot of times. Through the reading I was kind of getting lost but really being able to see what I was reading right now would mean in the bigger picture. The summary in the end however cleared that up.

Read it if you're very in to at and impressionism. Don't if you just like what the pictures look like.

[Doug Wells · Rating 4 out of 5]

In reading this series of Taschen books about authors, this is my favorite so far. Monet's paintings are obviously nice to look at, but the writing was equally compelling and interesting.

[Kim Vigil]

Great book on Monet if you want to delve into the reasons for his color choices and the why of colors and hues he used. Also fairly in depth biography of where he painted, his family life and all of his moves through western France searching for new motifs.