...subject they were painting. They observed and sketched endlessly, and tried to recreate light itself with paints and brushes. The French Impressionist well known for his process of exploring light and color and painting under different light conditions is Claude Monet. Monet started painting outside the rural French countryside. Here he made the series of haystack paintings, and each one was painted in different times of the day and seasons of the year. The primary subjects of the series of paintings are the haystacks, that Monet used to explore of how light, color and form changed over the course of day and different weather conditions. Two of his series works can be found in the Museum Of Art in Chicago, IL, and they are: Stacks Of Wheat (End of Day Autumn, executed on oil on canvas and work size is 27 7/8”x 39 ¾ “, 1890/91) and Stack Of Wheat (End of Summer executed on oil on canvas and work size is 23 5/8” x 39 3/8” 1890/91). In each painting, the color of the haystack is different because the light shining on the haystack is different, due to the time of season when the paintings were made. Monet captured the color of the haystack based on how the light shone at the haystack at the time. It seem like Monet painted exactly what he saw, and this can be seen in his paintings how he changes the colors of the haystacks, transferring from reds, yellows to vanishing blues....
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...The artist Monet is an impressionist painter whose work influences many, including myself. His graceful art style frequently inspires an abundance of sketches and motivates many of my art projects. The hardships Monet faced during his encourages me to push through any challenges that come my way and not let anything stop me. His life and early career causes me to work hard to achieve an successful life. Claude Monet’s art, hardship and life story has had a significant influence on me and my work. First and foremost, his art work helps develops others . Claude Monet was one of the first artists to start painting impressionist paintings and his style was copied by many other artists. The delicate, calming colours and his deliberate brush strokes...
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...In 1840 Paris, France; Claude Oscar Monet was born (Claudemonetgallery.org). Claude Monet was known for many paintings. However, he was most known for his work with impressionism and showing light. His works were very different from the time era’s style, realism. Claude Monet broke out from realism by creating and preserving impressionism. With this new idea, he was able to capture nature and light effects on nature. I found his works to draw my attention to them by their vivid colors, and what effects light has on a scenery. What is impressionism? Impressionism is a movement that a group of Paris artist created. “in 1862 Monet became a student of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, and Alfred Sisley. Together they shared new approaches to art, painting the effects of light en plein air with broken color and rapid brushstrokes, in what later came to be known as Impressionism.” (Claudemonetgallery.org). His main goal was to show light effects on nature and show how different colors can change a paintings mood. Claude would use vibrant colors, and cool colors. These cool and vibrant colors would contrast against each other. Other paintings he would use just cool colors, others would be vibrant. His works made me feels as...
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...Rather than select a single painting, I chose to focus on a series of paintings by Claude Monet. I am drawn to his work, and I was having a difficult time choosing one painting to discuss content, so I opted for one of his series of painting. The title Haystack Series refers primarily to twenty-five canvas paintings in his Impressionistic style. The images depicted in these painting are of haystacks, large piles of hay, shaped with a conical top, and typically left out in fields. The shape protected the innermost hay from the elements. Monet could see haystacks from the door of his home in Giverny, and as such, began painting them in his series style. Although the paintings may look like nothing but a simple haystack, that haystack is representative of many things. Just the visual represents the beauty of the French countryside, but there is a deeper meaning to each haystack. The haystacks emphasize the prosperity of that region of France. There in Normandy, France, small farms and villages needed that hay to survive. Farmers harvested it up into late July, but it sat, stored in those haystacks, sometimes until March when the threshing machine arrived at that village or farm. Because this is a series of paintings, I cannot leave out what I feel is the most important part of the content—the light. Monet was known for his depiction of light through colors and brush strokes, and the Haystacks Series is no different. This series features the main subject in different...
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...11/2/12 UNHP Port of Dieppe, Evening by Claude Monet I have chosen to write my paper on Claude Monet’s painting “Port of Dieppe”. This painting is in the Dixon Art Gallery and Gardens and part of their Ritchie Collection. After researching a little, I found that Claude Monet was a French painter that lived between the times of 1840 to 1926. He was a founder of the French Impressionist Paintings. He had a number of paintings throughout his life, but to me his painting “Port of Dieppe” sticks out more than any other painting I have seen in the art galleries. This painting was completed in Eighteen Eighty-Two, and is an impressionist style of painting. You can see this with the many short strokes Monet has used to make up this entire painting of a seaport with the skyline above a city and boats throughout the water. This painting somewhat can remind one of the painting “Starry Night” from Vincent Van Gogh. I say this, because of the style of painting that it is. All of the small strokes and blurry features of everything in the painting give it a weird look. It is not a detailed picture of exactly everything that he can see, but at the same time there is a lot of detail in every stroke that he has used to make up this entire painting. This is something that attracts me to this painting. The colors in this painting are very vibrant too. From the title and as you can tell in the painting, it is late in the day as the sun is going down. The sky is made up of many different colors...
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...Laroa, Charla Jane H. BSCE-III MWF 9:30-10:30 BAL DU MOULIN DE LA GALETTE Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1876 * Subject – Scenery, focus on people in intimate and candid compositions * Function – to depict a typical Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette * Medium (Material) – Oil * Style - vibrant light and has saturated color * Judgment – a typical scene from Paris 1. What is it about? The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette in the district of Montmartre in Paris. It was an open-air dancehall and café that was frequented by many artists living there. In the late 19th century, working class Parisians would dress up and spend time there dancing, drinking, and eating galettes into the evening. Renoir attended Sunday afternoon dances and enjoyed watching the happy couples. For him, it provided the perfect setting for a painting. This canvas shows Renoir's friends, Frank Lamy, Norbert Goeneutte, and Georges Rivière gathered around the central table. 2. What is it for? And who is the intended bodies / audiences? Especially for working girls and their young men together with a sprinkling of artists who enjoyed the spectacle and also found unprofessional models. The dapple of light is an Impressionist feature but Renoir seems especially to have welcomed the opportunity to make human beings, and especially women, the main components of picture. 3. What are its materials? Or what are the materials used? Renoir...
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...Office Art Memo Rodolfo J. Nodal Prof. R. Henry HUM112 11/11/13 Abstract The following essay will identify three examples of each, 19th century Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and seeks to explain how these works fall into the two distinct styles. I we will explain to my boss, who has assigned me the task of managing the art budget and selecting six works to be displayed at the new corporate office, the historical significance of each piece, a description of each piece; with images were possible, and it’s probable placement in a corporate office setting. I will also offer my thoughts as to how each piece is likely to be consistent with our corporate image. I will analyze some possible symbolisms and characteristics of each painting we deem to be appropriate with our company image and business model within the Travel Retail Industry. TO: Mr. Joseph G. Shill Chief Financial Officer Global Travel Group, LLC FROM: R.J. Nodal Corp. Office Art Budget & Art Selections - 2013 Dear Mr. Shill, Thank you for entrusting me with the selection and management of the artwork for our new corporate office. I have narrowed my focus to the late 19th century French Masters of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist era. These works are arguably some of the most recognizable in the world and the Impressionist art movement is considered to be the father of most modern art. The works chosen are In line with our corporate image and company...
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...Impressionism Impressionism started in the 1870’s when a group of painters thought to paint what the eye sees rather than what the mind knows. Landscapes were the most prominent subjects in this era along with middle-class people leisurely enjoying themselves outdoors. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and Claude Monet are just some of the major impressionist artists of the time. Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted Le Moulin de la Galette in 1876. This painting was created by oil on canvas and portrayed middle-class people enjoying leisure activities outdoors. The men and women depicted are talking and drinking wine while enjoying the outside. The colors used are mainly blues and blacks with lighter colors to portray the lighting coming through the trees. There are many people sitting and conversing while others are out on the floor dancing with delight. There are no key figures as he portrays the painting from a view that captures all of the activities that are happening. It is very easy to tell that this portrait is an impressionist work of art as the colors are side by side with little mixing and the edges are soft. There are no hard lines and the sight of natural light is greatly emphasized. After the Industrial Revolution, an urban middle-class was created who had respect for fashion and the new technology (Frank, 2005). Renoir’s painting portrays this class with their sense of fashion and their love of leisure activities. He was interested in the drama and conversing...
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...Bryan Hurtado Professor Coleman 24 April 2014 Analysis Essay Revolution Of Art On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt by the French painter Claude Monet is one of the few great paintings that truly embody Impressionism. Claude Monet painted mainly with oil paints and canvas, using very characteristic small strokes and dabs of paint. Many of his paintings transmit a tranquil, soft feeling to the beholder because of this. He generally didn't use strongly contrasting colors or very strong colors. On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt was painted in 1868 on the Seine River in the Northwestern Portion of France. This painting depicts Monet’s future wife, Camille Doncieux, gazing across the Seine River at a village not too far off in the distance. The ability this painting has to capture the eye is amazing and unique, and allows you to fully appreciate the Impressionist Art Movement. The scene that is portrayed here is one of a woman sitting on the grass above banks of the River Seine. The woman’s hat is on her right hand side and both are covered in a patch of shade. To her left hand side is an enormous tree that provides the shade for her and the lawn. The woman is looking away ahead with her back turned towards us. In the river ahead you can see a couple in a small boat rowing down the river. You can also see the reflection of the house in the house in the water that is covered by the trees. This painting has a fresh and relaxed tone/feeling to itself. My initial reaction...
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...post-impressionist period. The three impressionist paintings I have chosen are Monet Family in Garden by Edouard Manet, Garden at Giverny by Claude Monet and Dune Landscape off a Steep Coast by Edgar Degas (Sayre, 2012). The three post-impressionist pieces I have chosen are Bend in the Forest Road by Paul Cézanne and Anglers and Forest at Pont Aubert by George Seurat (Sayre, 2012). This memorandum contains information about the art selections that I have chosen for the office and where I would like to place each piece of art based on my interpretation of the meaning as it pertains to our corporation. I have added a brief description of each painting. The first impressionist painting is Monet Family in Garden by Edouard Manet. In the left side of the painting, Claude Monet is gardening with a chicken and duck. Sitting under a tree in the center of the piece is Claude Monet’s wife, with their daughter lying next to her. Trees and shrubs form the outline of the garden along the sides and in the background. This piece of art has historical significance as it is one of Manet’s paintings in a new style, focusing on light and color all while capturing the moment, called impressionism (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014). Since our company is a family oriented business, I would like to place this piece in the reception area of the corporate headquarters to make this statement. The Garden at Giverny by Claude Monet includes bright color patches of purple,...
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...key characteristic and goal of Impressionist art, and is a common motif found in Monet’s paintings. While Impression, Sunrise and Monet’s artistic technique fell under harsh criticism at their outset, Monet’s masterpiece gave birth to a new movement and created a revolution in the world of art. Widely regarded as Monet’s single most famous painting, Impression, Sunrise was completed during the late nineteenth century in 1872. The most significant aspect of the painting is its credit with giving the Impressionist Movement its name. When the painting was first shown to the public in the L’Exposition des Révoltés—an exhibition independent of the Salon that was organized by Monet, Bazille, Pissarro, and their friends—many critics were extremely disapproving of the rebel group’s work, especially that of Monet.[2] In the April issue of Le Charivari, a critic named Louis Leroy judgmentally entitled his article “Exhibition of the Impressionists,” thereby coining the term inspired by the title of Monet’s work Impression, Sunrise. Although this oil painting was disparaged during the time of its creation, today it is viewed as an austere example of the mindset and purpose behind Impressionism....
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...Allan Petithomme Art History III Prof: Shapiro 2-13-14 Monet’s work after 1880 Claude Monet was born in Le Have in Normandy, France in 1940, and died in 1926. He was the leader in developing impressionism, Monet studied under many teachers or painters as we may say, such as: August Renoir, Charles Gleyre and Eugene Boudin. He started his painting career as an outdoor painter and then we to study in Paris and some other countries in Europe. Monet was a brilliant student, he worked with various different artists: Corot and the Barbizon artists. He painted directly from nature, his style was his own imaginary or visionary. His work after 1880, was marvelous, more mature, more admirable. Especially for other painters that used to criticize his works. Before that period, we could see his paintings were different, paintings as: “On the bank of the Seine” and Sunrise”. He used light color, or mixed 2 different colors in order to give us a very good look as it becomes one color. He did not use a lot of oil and the way he used his brush was gentle and very light. After 1880, in a typical impressionist style, the vanishing color was light and very intense. Even it was not very appreciated by majority of viewers. Charles Bigot criticized him by saying” Everything that Monet does should be hung at a certain height or barrier should prevent one from getting too close”. In Monet’s work we see no more than a formless ensemble: unpleasant blues, crude blotches,...
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...artists. I will have to tell you that what my eyes have seen is absolutely amazing. There is an artistic movement going on over here that they are calling impressionist art. As I was viewing the pieces in the Salon, I noticed one in particular that is vividly amazing painting, for the likes of nothing I have seen in the Americas. The painting that has moved me so much and seems so different than anything I have seen before in its style and composition is by an artist name Claude Monet, and the name of the painting is “Sunrise”. This painting displays the port of Le Havre and is set in the morning. I have visited this place personally a week ago, and it is quite lovely. In the background, there are some ships set with their anchors cast into the water. Their silhouettes seem to disappear into the mist, however. Three small boats appear dimly in the foreground, and the water is reflecting the light of the rising sun. So vivid and so moving I feel as though I was still there just thinking about it now. Monet, as he is referenced to in these parts of the world, painted a majority of this piece in blue and violet, but the sun reflecting on the water is painted in a wondrous orange. I believe that the aim of this...
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...surroundings from trees and mountains to towns and cities. Landscapes show many naturalistic aspects of the world around us from nature itself to the various architecture and cities, and what we see and interpret can be expressed differently on a canvas. Both Echo Lake, Franconia Mountains, New Hampshire and Field of Poppies are landscape paintings depicting different subject matter within 30 years of each other. Echo Lake, Franconia Mountains, New Hampshire was created in 1861, during the transition between Romanticism and Realism, by Albert Bierstadt. This landscape is made with oil on canvas when Bierstadt went to visit New Hampshire, United States of America. Field of Poppies was created in 1890, during the French Impressionism, by Claude Monet. This landscape is made with oil on canvas during the summer in the poppy field near his house in Giverny. These two paintings shows what the artists saw in their surroundings from the lake to the mountain, and from the field to the trees. Both paintings depict how the artists demonstrate their own interpretation of the landscape in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Bierstadt’s Echo Lake, Franconia Mountains, New Hampshire retains the idealized, realistic view of the landscape by depicting every detail he sees compared to Monet’s Field of Poppies where the landscape strongly incorporates expressive brushwork, playful colors, and soft lighting. Both of the landscapes use oil on canvas allowing brushwork to either be visible or not....
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...Unit 5 Individual Project HUMA 205-1402A 4/27/2014 Impressionist art is a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. They paint the pictures with a lot of color and most of their pictures are outdoor scenes. Their pictures are very bright and vibrant. The artists like to capture their images without detail but with bold colors. There were many great impressionist artists. Artist of the impressionist period Edourard Manet was an artist in the years of 1832-1833. He was a founding father of Impressionism and was a crucial part of Salon des Refusés in 1863. Edourard Manet was an artistic influence to many impressionist artists. He claimed to not be himself as an Impressionist though. He said he would not be labeled as that and did not exhibit with the others. Many impressionists borrowed from his style also. Manet influenced development of Impressionism. Olympia which was created in 1863 was a famous painting that Manet created. His style in this period was characterized by loose brush strokes, simplification of details, and the suppression of transitional tones. Adopting the current style of realism initiated by Gustave Courbet, he painted The Absinthe Drinker and other contemporary subjects such as beggars, singers, Gypsies, people in cafes, and bullfights. After his early years, he rarely painted religious, mythological, or historical subjects such as his Christ Mocked, now in the Art Institute...
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