Over more than sixty years, Claude Monet (1840-1926) created a body of work that ranged from realism to the purest form of Impressionism and formed one of the foundations of modern art. This broad survey of his entire career takes a thematic approach that gives the reader a deeper understanding of Monet's art.
The first half focuses on painting up to 1890, when Monet turned fifty, and concentrates especially on his beloved French lanscapes, including the forest of Fontainebleau, the Normandy coast, Paris, Vétheuil, and the Mediterranean coast. The second half, beginning in the year he purchased his house in Giverny, reveals the modern master and explores three grand themes in his work: repetition, interiority, and decoration.
Fall 2010 is the occasion of the first major retrospective of this leading French Impressionist painter in more than fifteen years, organised by the Musée d'Orsay and the Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, which will be a must-see event for art lovers.
With more than 300 illustrations of Monet's greatest works and accessible essays by leading art historians, this important exhibition catalogue offers a vivid new perspective on this artist and his work.
Publisher : Jointpublication RMN / Musée d'Orsay
385 pages
Cover Hardcover
Dimension : 25,5 x 29,5 cm
Publishing date : Sept. 2010
