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莫內：捕捉光與色彩的瞬間
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法國印象派畫家莫內畢生致力於以畫筆捕捉光線，務求精確掌握細微的光與色彩的變化。莫內，「不過是隻眼睛罷了…」可是，那是隻何等神奇的眼睛！本書介紹他的生平與作品，圖片如畫冊般精美。
1874年，《日出．印象》引起法國藝術界一片嘩然。印象派畫家，評論人士口中「視網膜出了毛病的人」，震撼了畫壇，引發了繪畫革命。莫內以斷續的筆法和細膩的色彩，表現光的瞬間變化和動感。他從印象派風格發跡，而最後的作品《睡蓮》，可以說是抽象派的先驅了。莫內是一種目光，一種視覺；「莫內，只不過是隻眼睛罷了……，可是，上帝啊，那是隻何等神奇的眼睛啊！」
「如果有一天我能看見莫內的花園，我想，我看到的一定是一座色彩與色調的花園，不只是鮮花盛開的花園，更是色彩的花園。花的排列並不按照大自然的秩序，而是在種的時候，就有意把色彩相近的花種在一起，好讓花兒同時開放，藍的或粉紅的開成一片。這個由畫家精心設計的花園，無一不上色。園內有地上的花，有水中的花-畫家筆下溫柔的睡蓮。這座花園不但是作畫的對象，更是藝術，一個在大自然之中完成的作品，由於有畫家仔細照料而閃閃發亮。莫內的花園如同一幅素描，取材自生活，充滿生命力，色彩已經調妥，美妙無比；色調已經形成，和諧悅目。」
普魯斯特
-作者簡介-
Sylvie Patin
法國奧賽博物館館長。學生時代卽對印象派產生興趣，先後任職於網球場博物館、奧蘭茱麗博物館。曾多次參與國際展覽的籌備工作，已有若干著述出版。
-目錄-
第一章：「如果我算是個畫家……。」
第二章：印象派的鼎盛時期
第三章：巴黎印象
第四章：維特依的塞納河畔
第五章：美麗的吉維尼
第六章：草堆、楊樹與教堂
第七章：最後的信息
見證與文獻
圖片目錄與出處
索引
法國印象派畫家莫內畢生致力於以畫筆捕捉光線，務求精確掌握細微的光與色彩的變化。莫內，「不過是隻眼睛罷了…」可是，那是隻何等神奇的眼睛！本書介紹他的生平與作品，圖片如畫冊般精美。
1874年，《日出．印象》引起法國藝術界一片嘩然。印象派畫家，評論人士口中「視網膜出了毛病的人」，震撼了畫壇，引發了繪畫革命。莫內以斷續的筆法和細膩的色彩，表現光的瞬間變化和動感。他從印象派風格發跡，而最後的作品《睡蓮》，可以說是抽象派的先驅了。莫內是一種目光，一種視覺；「莫內，只不過是隻眼睛罷了……，可是，上帝啊，那是隻何等神奇的眼睛啊！」
「如果有一天我能看見莫內的花園，我想，我看到的一定是一座色彩與色調的花園，不只是鮮花盛開的花園，更是色彩的花園。花的排列並不按照大自然的秩序，而是在種的時候，就有意把色彩相近的花種在一起，好讓花兒同時開放，藍的或粉紅的開成一片。這個由畫家精心設計的花園，無一不上色。園內有地上的花，有水中的花-畫家筆下溫柔的睡蓮。這座花園不但是作畫的對象，更是藝術，一個在大自然之中完成的作品，由於有畫家仔細照料而閃閃發亮。莫內的花園如同一幅素描，取材自生活，充滿生命力，色彩已經調妥，美妙無比；色調已經形成，和諧悅目。」
普魯斯特
-作者簡介-
Sylvie Patin
法國奧賽博物館館長。學生時代卽對印象派產生興趣，先後任職於網球場博物館、奧蘭茱麗博物館。曾多次參與國際展覽的籌備工作，已有若干著述出版。
-目錄-
第一章：「如果我算是個畫家……。」
第二章：印象派的鼎盛時期
第三章：巴黎印象
第四章：維特依的塞納河畔
第五章：美麗的吉維尼
第六章：草堆、楊樹與教堂
第七章：最後的信息
見證與文獻
圖片目錄與出處
索引
186 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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June 10, 2022
"New Horizons" is a series of short pocket-sized biographies published by Thames & Hudson. When I was on my quest of finding interesting used art books, this one on Claude Monet fell into my hands ... and I am glad that it did! Including hundreds of beautiful reproductions and contemporary illustrations, comprehensive text, documentary witness accounts and letters, this book is a perfect overview of Monet's life, his art, and his influence(s).
Things this book taught me/ made me reconsider:
– Monet's trip to Venice and the paintings that came out of it (I am actually envious that Monet got to see Venice in its full beauty when the city wasn't overrun by tourists, dirt, and stench)
– the donation of Manet's "Olympia" to the Louvre (for which Monet was the driving force in collecting the money to help Manet's family) ... also the "Olympia" herself, I somehow had never seen that painting, it's haunting though!
– "Rue Montorgeuil" and "Rue Saint-Denis" (1878) being the last paintings of Monet to depict Paris, he never went back to paint the city in the remainder of his life (almost 40 years!)
– Camille as "La Japonaise" will ALWAYS be iconic (reminds me a little bit of Van Gogh's "La Courtisane" ... which is one of my favorite paintings of his!)
– Jean-Pierre Hoschedé is probably Monet's son (from his affair with Alice Hoschedé)
– Proust's quote on Claude Monet (see first quote featured in this review) is the single most beautiful thing I ever read and now I wanna read In Search of Lost Time bc Proust did that, he really is that bitch
If ever I should set eyes on the garden of Claude Monet, I imagine I would find it a place of tints and hues more than of blossoms; not so much a garden of flowers in the old sense, as a garden of colours laid out in a manner different from nature's, the seeds of it having been sown in such a way that those coming into bloom exactly together would be those whose shades might match and harmonize in an infinite expanse of blue or pink. [...] And this garden – which in itself would be more a transposition of art than a subject for paintings, being really a finished painting rendered in nature and illumined by the eye of a great artist – this garden of Monet's would be the equivalent of a first sketch drawn from life, with its range of colours already settled and delicious, and its tones harmoniously primed.The biographies in the "New Horizons" series read like very long, well-researched, and beautifully put together Wikipedia articles—which means that they are straight to the point, not overly analytical, but still providing a great summary on a subject/ person's life. I would highly recommend them to people who don't wanna read a thorough 800+ page biography but would rather run-through a person's life faster and focus mainly on the key events.
– Marcel Proust, review of Les Eblouissements, 1907
As I have written, I prefer ti die here surrounded by everything I have made.I would've given this book a 4 star rating, if not for the (in my opinion) useless appendix which consists of 50 pages of documents (mainly featuring excerpts from letters that Monet exchanged with his friends). The letters weren't put in any coherent chronology and overall didn't provide any interesting insight. This book could've really done without them.
— Claude Monet in a letter to G. Bernheim-Jeune, 1918
Things this book taught me/ made me reconsider:
– Monet's trip to Venice and the paintings that came out of it (I am actually envious that Monet got to see Venice in its full beauty when the city wasn't overrun by tourists, dirt, and stench)
– the donation of Manet's "Olympia" to the Louvre (for which Monet was the driving force in collecting the money to help Manet's family) ... also the "Olympia" herself, I somehow had never seen that painting, it's haunting though!
– "Rue Montorgeuil" and "Rue Saint-Denis" (1878) being the last paintings of Monet to depict Paris, he never went back to paint the city in the remainder of his life (almost 40 years!)
– Camille as "La Japonaise" will ALWAYS be iconic (reminds me a little bit of Van Gogh's "La Courtisane" ... which is one of my favorite paintings of his!)
– Jean-Pierre Hoschedé is probably Monet's son (from his affair with Alice Hoschedé)
– Proust's quote on Claude Monet (see first quote featured in this review) is the single most beautiful thing I ever read and now I wanna read In Search of Lost Time bc Proust did that, he really is that bitch
June 1, 2016
کلود مونه،دروازه ورود من به دنیای نقاشی ها بود.
خب خیلی ادبی شد ولی واقعا همین طوره.دقیقا نمیدونم از کی بود که علاقه من به این زمینه از هنر شروع شد ولی یادمه که کلود مونه اولین کسی بود که حرفه ای(تقریبا) نقاشیاش رو دنبال کردم و دوست داشتم
نقاشیهای زنده ای که احساس میکنی همین الان میتونی بری توی بوم و توی اون دنیا زندگی کنی
از نیلوفرهای ابی مونه تا فضاهای شهری که میکشه به شدت زندن و به نظرم واقعا میتونه شروع خوبی باشه
و اینکه کلا یه سبک از نقاشی از اسم یکی از اثر های مونه گرفته شده به خوبی این واقعیت رو نشون میده(امپرسیونیسم)
در مورد این کتاب هم من کامل نخوندمش ولی نقاشی هارو توش دوباره دیدم وخب با اینکه ابعادشون خیلی کوچیکه ولی تعداد خوبی از کارهای مونه در دوره های مختلف زندگیش توش هست و کلا بد نبود .
خب خیلی ادبی شد ولی واقعا همین طوره.دقیقا نمیدونم از کی بود که علاقه من به این زمینه از هنر شروع شد ولی یادمه که کلود مونه اولین کسی بود که حرفه ای(تقریبا) نقاشیاش رو دنبال کردم و دوست داشتم
نقاشیهای زنده ای که احساس میکنی همین الان میتونی بری توی بوم و توی اون دنیا زندگی کنی
از نیلوفرهای ابی مونه تا فضاهای شهری که میکشه به شدت زندن و به نظرم واقعا میتونه شروع خوبی باشه
و اینکه کلا یه سبک از نقاشی از اسم یکی از اثر های مونه گرفته شده به خوبی این واقعیت رو نشون میده(امپرسیونیسم)
در مورد این کتاب هم من کامل نخوندمش ولی نقاشی هارو توش دوباره دیدم وخب با اینکه ابعادشون خیلی کوچیکه ولی تعداد خوبی از کارهای مونه در دوره های مختلف زندگیش توش هست و کلا بد نبود .
January 14, 2024
"Although I have faith in the future, the present is very hard to bear". Such a strong statement stands still and persistent behind Claude Monet's otherwise colorful painting world. This biography gives us an extremely deep and detailed account of Monet's throughly entangled work and life.
From the very birth and his early artistic influences from his aunt, we attend Monet's development as one of the most disruptive and transformative artists of his era. Accompanied by his letters, paintings, economic accounts and participations at expositions, we get a whole picture at his talent and purpose: from his comes and goes across the french territory and beyond in search of the comprehension of light behavior and nature to his constant economic anxiety, together with his capital role in the birth of the impressionist movement as a social net uniting some of the most influential artists of the time. As a whole, Monet lived for his art to glimpse a part of reality with his eyes and colors, and this is seen in what seems to be a poor control over his economy -boosted by low-selling periods- and a secondary priority towards his family.
This book renders a homage to a figure that changed art forever, not only inspiring and leading a movement but also influencing in what was to come down the vanguards of the XXth century. A person that dedicated his life to color and had to live through very dark episodes in his own life, this book will give you all the details to know on the psychology behind the unforgetable and unique art.
From the very birth and his early artistic influences from his aunt, we attend Monet's development as one of the most disruptive and transformative artists of his era. Accompanied by his letters, paintings, economic accounts and participations at expositions, we get a whole picture at his talent and purpose: from his comes and goes across the french territory and beyond in search of the comprehension of light behavior and nature to his constant economic anxiety, together with his capital role in the birth of the impressionist movement as a social net uniting some of the most influential artists of the time. As a whole, Monet lived for his art to glimpse a part of reality with his eyes and colors, and this is seen in what seems to be a poor control over his economy -boosted by low-selling periods- and a secondary priority towards his family.
This book renders a homage to a figure that changed art forever, not only inspiring and leading a movement but also influencing in what was to come down the vanguards of the XXth century. A person that dedicated his life to color and had to live through very dark episodes in his own life, this book will give you all the details to know on the psychology behind the unforgetable and unique art.
August 30, 2023
I was expecting more creative or analytical insight, but instead I'm left with a list of reasons why Monet isn't invited to my birthday party.
July 2, 2023
Some interesting insight into Monet but the way the information was structured was slightly unhinged lol
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April 19, 2009Monet takes me on a long walk through vibrant spring and summer gardens.
February 23, 2019
This biography is a wonderful way to start learning about Monet's life.
Even though the book is quite short and easy to understand, I didn't think it deserved 5 starts because of the huge amount of additional notes and info at the margins, which hinder the reading comprehension and make it a bit confusing at times.
Nevertheless, and more related to the story, I found sad but inspiring that he didn't start to get proper recognition until he was about 50 years old. No matter how broke or frustrated he was, he never gave up and this makes his work even more valuable.
Even though the book is quite short and easy to understand, I didn't think it deserved 5 starts because of the huge amount of additional notes and info at the margins, which hinder the reading comprehension and make it a bit confusing at times.
Nevertheless, and more related to the story, I found sad but inspiring that he didn't start to get proper recognition until he was about 50 years old. No matter how broke or frustrated he was, he never gave up and this makes his work even more valuable.
March 2, 2024
The information given is a well-written surface biography on Claude Monet, but certain areas are not covered well by the piece, lacking certain information or leaving certain details in the air for the reader to assume. The spacing for the captions under each painting, person, or other relevant material to Monet is extremely off sometimes and weirdly placed. Besides these negatives, it was a good reading for more information on the impressionist artist and movement.
March 24, 2025
This book is a good view into one of the most famous painter of the 19th century and gives a great look into the impressionist movement. (One of the best movements in my humble opinion) This book relates to many personal struggles as well as more common ones. If you’re into art and this movement and/or period, i totally recommend!
September 6, 2025
This artistically designed book is an appropriate tribute to the grandest of the impressionist. The pages are lined with paintings, biographical details and a collage of different memorabilia from various of Monet's letters, lists, accolades and advertisements.
You get a great overview of his evolution as a painter and a person. It was a very rewarding read.
You get a great overview of his evolution as a painter and a person. It was a very rewarding read.
September 19, 2023
Beautifully illustrated biography of Claude Monet presenting his art throughout the stages of his life. It is well-documented with photographs and letters showing his relationships to other artists, art dealers and writers.
July 13, 2017
This book taught me a lot about Monet. It discusses his life and how it influenced his art. I have always like Monet's works and found this book insightful.
April 8, 2024
3.5 Stars
May 30, 2012
The following is a partial review. To read the full review, please visit my blog.
Though I know very little about it, art has intrigued me for the past few years and impressionism, in particular, has really captured my interest. So, as I have a few months to go until my next university course kicks off, now seems like the perfect time to begin learning a little more about this form of creative expression.
After recently taking an audio tour around the National Gallery and finding myself admiring Monet's work more than most others, this book caught my eye in the giftshop. Unlike many art books that I've seen, this one, published by Thames and Hudson, comes as a compact paperback, making it easy to lug around outside the house without being too much of a nuisance. It's filled with full colour images and plenty of commentary, tracing Monet's life through various sources of direct evidence including the art, various letters, and a transaction log book kept by the artist himself.
Though the book is relatively short (175 pages, many of which are illustrated), there is a wealth of information about Monet's life and everything is unveiled in chronological order.
Actual rating: 3.5 / 5
Though I know very little about it, art has intrigued me for the past few years and impressionism, in particular, has really captured my interest. So, as I have a few months to go until my next university course kicks off, now seems like the perfect time to begin learning a little more about this form of creative expression.
After recently taking an audio tour around the National Gallery and finding myself admiring Monet's work more than most others, this book caught my eye in the giftshop. Unlike many art books that I've seen, this one, published by Thames and Hudson, comes as a compact paperback, making it easy to lug around outside the house without being too much of a nuisance. It's filled with full colour images and plenty of commentary, tracing Monet's life through various sources of direct evidence including the art, various letters, and a transaction log book kept by the artist himself.
Though the book is relatively short (175 pages, many of which are illustrated), there is a wealth of information about Monet's life and everything is unveiled in chronological order.
Actual rating: 3.5 / 5
January 2, 2017
It's great reading about his life and surroundings which seem to affect his paintings: the Salon vs the impressionism; Camille and Alice; indoor to outdoor venue; from 5,000 to 50,000 franc; from Le Havre to Giverny; etc (started reading in Boston and ended in Ubud)
March 14, 2024
Monet’s paintings have always been a favorite, and I hope to visit his gardens one day in Paris. I enjoyed learning his story, or as much of it as I could read about until my dog destroyed the book. I’m sure the latter half was equally interesting! I will replace the copy one day and finish.
January 4, 2013
I found the timeline of the text and the overload of sidebar information a bit confusing at times. Overall, an informative read about Monet's life a career.
February 4, 2013
This is a very decent first book to learn about Monet, Impressionism, painting in France at that time, and why these matter.
July 29, 2013
good quick into to Monet and his work - exactly what I was looking for
July 27, 2016
Great beginner's guide, with interesting layout and full-color pics, to Monet and impressionism in general.
September 17, 2020
another window into a concentration of genius. was surprised to read of monet's struggle, q encouraging to me as a writer...
February 14, 2009
Love Monet's art. Beautifully done and informative.
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