Claude Monet: Life and Work

by Birgit Zeidler

Art in Hand series
Monet, one of the most beloved artists ever, comes to life here in twelve glorious paintings from two of the premier collections in the United States. These paintings are among the central attractions for millions of tourists who visit these museums each year. Carefully selected works evoke the glorious light of the French countryside, quiet gardens, and seaside retreats. Includes such popular paintings as Woman with a Parasol, The Japanese Footbridge, and Houses of Parliament, Sunset.

Genres: Art, Biography, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Carmo]

"Levei algum tempo até entender os meus nenúfares...Plantara-os pelo puro prazer que me davam; cultivei-os sem pensar em pintá-los. Não se interioriza uma paisagem de um dia para o outro. E depois tive, de repente, uma revelação de como o meu lago era maravilhoso, e foi então que peguei na paleta."

Claude Monet

[Francisca Ivana]

Quedé maravillada con las atmósferas de Monet. Siempre me llamó la atención el impresionismo, y es por ello que ver y leer la vida y obra de este artista me sirvió mucho para entender parte del movimiento artístico.

Me fascinaron las últimas páginas con el jardín de Monet y los nenúfares que parecen de otro planeta.

Mis pinturas favoritas de Monet:
En la Barca (1887)
El Estanque de Ninfeas (1899)
El Jardín de Monet (1902)

[Leew49]

Concise biography of Monet including numerous color prints that trace the evolution of his painting from lifelike detail to Impressionism and eventually to an emphasis on sheer color that influenced later abstract painters like Kandinsky, Pollock, and Lichtenstein.

[Marit ^_^]

Claude Monet is one of my all time favorite artists!

[Heather]

3.5 stars. better written that the other book i read in this series however it was also extremely repetitive and the formatting was still pretty dreadful. I did learn a lot about Monet and thought it was informative and a good starting point to learn.

[Fifiii]

Leer este libro cambio completamente mi visión en las obras de Monet. Ahora es de mis artistas favoritos y me ha enseñado que incluso si uno quiere rendirse en la vida, el amor y la pasión de crear siempre va a ser más fuerte.

[Joanne]

Lovely but brief biography of Claud Monet, filled with many of his works of art.

[Maxwill]

Monet will forever inspire me.
His paintings and story, make me feel so much, that is so difficult to describe.

[Peter]

Birgit Zeidler's illustrated biography of Claude Monet is a beautiful introduction to Monet's “Life and Work.” “Life and Work” is the book's subtitle. The book is part of the Art in Focus series. Paul Ashton translated the book into English with help from Goodfellow & Egan. Monet lived between 1840 and 1926. Each of the seven chapters includes a timeline of events in both Claude Monet's life and world history during his Lifetime; at only 91 pages, the book covers a great deal of ground. The book includes a glossary of terms used in the text. The book has large print text and is very readable. The first five chapters cover different parts of Monet’s life up to 1889. The last two chapters of the book are on Monet’s series of paintings such as "The Haystack Exhibition" (Zeidler & Ashton 68-69), the "Rouen Cathedral" (Zeidler & Ashton 70-71), "The Backwater of the Seine River" (Zeidler & Ashton 72-73), and finally the city of "London" in Great Britain (Zeidler & Ashton 74-75). The last chapter is on Monet's paintings of water lilies, which includes the death of Monet. The book includes an “Index of Works” (Zeidler & Ashton 94) and an “Index of Names” (Zeidler & Ashton 94-95) at the end. Zeidler's and Ashton's book is a beautiful introduction to the “Life and Work” of Claude Monet.

[German Chaparro]

Es un pequeño libro sobre Monet, su historia y su estilo. A pesar del tamaño de las láminas, es fácil ser cautivado por su visión del arte. Lo comprobé hace poco, cuando estaba viendo la luna a eso de las 3 de la tarde sobre las playas del Cabo de la Vela, y me preguntaba: Cómo haría Monet para plasmar esta escena en un lienzo? Y me respondí dos cosas: 1) se demoraría años tratando de escoger los colores, y 2) Este paisaje es lo suficientemente hermoso como para preguntar estas pendejadas.

[Dianaura]

El pintor se situaba frente a su motivo pendiente del sol y al acecho de las sombras; captaba un rayo de luz o las nubes al pasar con unas pocas pinceladas (...) Otras veces atrapaba con las manos un chaparrón que estaba azotando el mar y lo arrojaba contra el lienzo.

[Diletta]

Allora, Monet di stelle ne meriterebbe più che cinque. Non so nemmeno quante. Ma sono gusti miei. Io avrei arricchito il libro con più immagini, ma comunque molto ben fatto.

[Helena]

Perfect to know a lot about Monet an dhis work it's really well explained.