The artworks in this exhibition were met with shock, with some viewers even describing them as graffiti. Amongst this group of over 30 artists, which would form the Impressionists after this exhibition, were Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, and Édouard Manet. Monet and several other artists that were rejected from the Parisian Salon exhibited together in April and May 1874. Claude Monet truly painted the scene aligned with Impressionism’s values – all of the colors and smudges rendered an impression of a sunrise. Very little detail is painted in this Monet artwork. This motion element is created by the Impressionist brushstrokes that are short, vibrant, and put separate colors next to one another. The movement of the water in the foreground makes it appear as if the smaller boats are being pushed by the current. These warm colors contrast with the dark boats. He created bright yellow and orange shapes in the sky and the reflection on the water. In the French harbor in this Monet painting, the mist creates a murky background. It shows a sunrise over the Le Havre port. Impression, Sunrise is one of Monet’s most famous paintings. His wife modeled for all three of the female figures. They are not portraits of anyone specific. They almost look like their expressions are blank, which confirms that the figures are only in service of the artist’s light rendering experiments. Even though he painted figures, none of them have emotive facial expressions. He achieved this in the way he painted the shadows with light filtering through the trees and plants, as well as the purposeful use of color in his depiction of light. In this Monet artwork, the artist explored how to paint figures in a landscape so that it looked as if air and light are moving around them. Women in the Garden (1866) Claude Monet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The painting depicts the garden of the house he rented in Paris. Women in the Garden is so big that the artist had to install a special pulley system in the house he rented, while he was painting it, to be able to paint the top parts of this artwork. The visible brushstrokes were also seen as sloppy and unfinished. It was refused on the bases that it had no clear narrative or subject. When Monet finished this painting, he submitted it to the Salon of 1876. While the third woman is standing behind her to the right of the composition talking to a man that is sniffing a bouquet of flowers. In the foreground, a woman is sitting on the grass, holding a bouquet of flowers. Her dress is swinging out around her feet, which creates the effect that she is running and paying. On the right of the composition, a woman is walking away from the viewer deeper into the garden. Women in the Garden shows a scene of four people relaxing and enjoying the sunlight in a garden. In this section, we will look at some of his most famous artworks. He reached fame towards the end of his life with the successful series of paintings he did, which included the Haystacks, Waterloo Bridge, House of Parliament, Water Lilies series, and more. Monet created multiple well-known paintings throughout his career. He specifically applied the Impressionist framework to Plein-air landscape painting. He was the most committed to the movement’s philosophies and practices and reach fame later in his life because of this consistency. He became known as the originator of the French impressionist painting movement. Portrait of Claude Monet by the photographer Nadar in 1899 Nadar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons He studied at the Havre secondary school of the arts and established himself as a charcoal caricature artist in Paris.Īfter becoming the mentee of Eugène Boudin, Monet started practicing oil painting. His father expected him to take over the family grocery store, but Monet wanted to be an artist instead. 3.3 Where Did the Name Impressionism Come From?Ĭlaude Monet was born Oscar-Claude Monet on 14 November 1840 in Paris and passed away on 5 December 1926.3.2 How Many Water Lily Pond Paintings Did Monet Create?.3.1 What Are Monet’s Most Famous Paintings?.2.12 The Houses of Parliament, Sunset (1903).2.11 The Artist’s Garden at Giverny (1900).2.3 The Poppy Field Near Argenteuil (1875).1 Artist Abstract: Who Was Claude Monet?.
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