Born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, Monet showed an early talent for art. He studied at various art academies and Claude Monet's artwork was influenced by painters such as Eugène Boudin and Johan Barthold Jongkind. He was considered one of the founders of the impressionist movement. This was a revolutionary art movement. The movement went beyond the usual non-academic art and focused on outdoor art. The same ideology influenced Claude Monet's artwork. Here are 5 of Claude Monet’s famous artworks.
Water Lilies 1916
Monet’s Water Lilies is one of the most zoomed art, giving the most focus and maximum detailing to a picture. He painted this while in the garden in Giverny. Claude Monet had an affection for light and color and in this artwork, he has portrayed the combination of both in a natural spectrum. Monet’s water lilies have light colors and loose brushstrokes are what made this art special, the strokes were a fluid way to let the audience know about the water specifically. They are the type where the abstract is given importance then the manual art. Nature is portrayed in a very detailed way to provide a view.
Impression Sunrise
“Monet’s Impression Sunrise” was the painting that gave the very name to the art revolution ‘impressionism’ at that time. The painting was established in 1874 in the Salon des Refuses of Paris. This piece of art was a breakdown from the traditional paintings of landscapes at that time. Monet’s Impression Sunrise artwork captured an audience for its immediate impression, bringing the sensation of fleeting moments into the artwork. There was the quality of light and weather displayed in the colors and texture of the painting. The shadow was one other part that played a major role in the painting as one can't figure out what is amid the background. It became an inspiration for modern art during the revolution.
Water Lilies And Japanese Bridge 1899
The inspiration for “Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge” is again a reflection of Claude Monet’s garden. It is the larger series of this garden in Giverny. The painting is a great portrayal of vistas and is fragmented with a historical view. There is a great combination of light with colors submerged in the effects of sunlight which is depicted at different times of the day.
“Water lilies and Japanese bridges” is a great synchronization of harmony within the man-made structure and natural elements like that of lilies and the bridge. There is an optical effect of water and its transparency in the blue sky. The light from the sky is a shine pointing towards the water but the bridge stands there with its beauty.
Madame Monet And Her Son
The painting of “Madame Monet and her son” made its opening in 1875. The painting was divergent from the very traditional art forms exhibited at that period. The picture showed a very emotional portrait of mother and child rooting into a playful conversation leading a psycological display. The lights have a clearing turmoil energy in the atmosphere which is very different from a traditional narrative context.
Madame Monet and Her Son is a painting of the domestic life of Claude Monet and his family, which includes his personal, emotional, and favorite moments. Thus, the painting is candid and therefore not taken in a studio, but rather in an open environment as Monet was an outdoor artist.
San Giorgio Maggiore At Dusk 1908
Claude Monet's San Giorgio Maggiore at dusk is considerably the most fascinating depiction of a random twilight on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore. There is a changing effect of light engraved in the modern art form. Claude Monet produced many paintings including the play of light and Water the outsider's point of view in the year 1908.
There is a stroke of bold colors and loose brushstrokes in Claude Monet's San Giorgio Maggiore at dusk which gives a spontaneous effect of nature. The painting has soothing hues of blue, purple, and gray which thereon goes with fading light. Those lights are afterward reflected on the islands.
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