Monet
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Summary
Prince of the Impressionists: Capturing the ever-changing face of reality Hailed the Prince of the Impressionists， Claude Monet （1840-1926） transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas。 Defying the precedent of centuries， Monet did not seek to render only reality， butthe act of perception itself。Working en plein air with rapid， impetuous brush strokes， he interrogated the play of light on the hues， patterns， and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye。Monet's interest in this space between the motif and the artist encompassed too theephemeral natureof each image we see。 In his belovedwater lily series， as well as in paintings ofpoplars， grain stacks， andRouen cathedral， he returned to the same motif in different seasons， different weather conditions， and at different times of the day， to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment。This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time， and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art。 About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist， covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions "
Reviews
Violet
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Monet is just an incredible painter and discovering his life was so interesting。
Cynthia Villalobos
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🥺🤍✨
Carolina
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um bom resumo rápido e leve sobre a vida e obra de Monet， ótimo para iniciar ou para apenas ter uma noção da sua arte e pessoa。
nico
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"estás palmeiras desesperam-me。。。 tanto azul no mar e no céu – mas， é impossível！。。。" — carta a Alice Hoschedéum "Prometeu"， o velho homem ao pé de seu lago。。。 quantas coisas não se escondem no seu jardim！ "estás palmeiras desesperam-me。。。 tanto azul no mar e no céu – mas， é impossível！。。。" — carta a Alice Hoschedéum "Prometeu"， o velho homem ao pé de seu lago。。。 quantas coisas não se escondem no seu jardim！ 。。。more
Debbie
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A fascinating look into Monet's life and art， its development over time and the beauty of his work。 A fascinating look into Monet's life and art， its development over time and the beauty of his work。 。。。more
KEVIN COLGAN
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Good， comprehensive enough to give a good overview of Monet， his circumstances and the context of his work， without getting bogged down in too much detail。 Good quality painting reproductions。
Atenn
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From the Taschen collection。This book has beautiful illustrations and provides key biographical and historico-cultural background to better understand Monet and the Impressionists as well as the challenges they faced in shifting away from portraits/realism to more subjective perspectives。 Monet's work thematically engages with the transience of experience， emphasizing the shifting nature of light， movement， and reflection through landscapes and encounters with nature， brilliantly showcasing his From the Taschen collection。This book has beautiful illustrations and provides key biographical and historico-cultural background to better understand Monet and the Impressionists as well as the challenges they faced in shifting away from portraits/realism to more subjective perspectives。 Monet's work thematically engages with the transience of experience， emphasizing the shifting nature of light， movement， and reflection through landscapes and encounters with nature， brilliantly showcasing his knack for colour and painterly brush strokes。 。。。more
Kate
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I read this title as part of a continuing education class。 I'm an art teacher and this is a part of an Art History certification。I found this to be a very quick， concise history of Monet， his personal life， career and works。 What I enjoyed most about the book was the full-sized， full color prints of his pieces。 I've read a few books on different artists as part of my program， and you'd be surprised how many of them print black and white reproductions of the work。 I recognize how expensive it can I read this title as part of a continuing education class。 I'm an art teacher and this is a part of an Art History certification。I found this to be a very quick， concise history of Monet， his personal life， career and works。 What I enjoyed most about the book was the full-sized， full color prints of his pieces。 I've read a few books on different artists as part of my program， and you'd be surprised how many of them print black and white reproductions of the work。 I recognize how expensive it can be to print full color images， but I think for an art history text， it's essential。 The color prints of his works made a huge difference in appreciating the text。I do think the book lacks in terms of the details of Monet's personal life。 As part of this program， I recently read a biography on Georgia O'Keeffe， which was 500 pages vs。 this one at just 100， but it was detailed enough for what I needed。 I was able to answer all the course questions and essays without issue。 However， had I been reading this on my own， I think I would have been left wanting a little more。This will be a great addition to my classroom library。 。。。more
Chandra Boulden
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Very basic book explaining some of his more famous pieces。 Would be nice to have more of his bio。
Sydni
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Great chronological overview of Monet’s life and work， giving insight into his artwork and career。
Susan
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A good brief account of Monet's life。 Wonderful pictures。 A good brief account of Monet's life。 Wonderful pictures。 。。。more
Fátima Onsang
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"Si bien tengo confianza en el futuro， el presente es muy trabajoso。" "Si bien tengo confianza en el futuro， el presente es muy trabajoso。" 。。。more
Irma Sincera
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Well put together book！
Stephanie Hiddleston
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Monet ist wohl einer der spannendsten Maler des Impressionismus - nicht nur in seinen Werken， sondern auch in seinem Leben。
Sotiris Makrygiannis
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A poor guy uses his talent and buy a whole island， good story :） anyway few observations， the respect that he had for his teacher， not a great artist but great teacher。 Impressionism is not about the fine details but the picture as a whole。 Monet love of Normandy is viable and also his love for Japanese influences。 I think Japan loves him as well but that another story。 Is obvious that he grows older and his vision changes， his painting style change as well。 Is all about the light and how we per A poor guy uses his talent and buy a whole island， good story :） anyway few observations， the respect that he had for his teacher， not a great artist but great teacher。 Impressionism is not about the fine details but the picture as a whole。 Monet love of Normandy is viable and also his love for Japanese influences。 I think Japan loves him as well but that another story。 Is obvious that he grows older and his vision changes， his painting style change as well。 Is all about the light and how we perceive those frequencies， how we use our arms to create a snapshot of a moment。 A great eye to hand artist， great light sensors he had！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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Delightful as always
Rima
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Claude Monet is one of my very， very favourite artists and painters， so naturally I am fond of any picture book showcasing his artwork。 This was an elegant and affordable Taschen series （for a highschool - undergrad teenager at that time， I got this book in 1996）， it is well designed， the pages are thick and the large format render the paintings beautifully， the biography is decent， however it would have been nice to include excerpts of Claude Monet's own writing， letters and quotes。 Claude Monet is one of my very， very favourite artists and painters， so naturally I am fond of any picture book showcasing his artwork。 This was an elegant and affordable Taschen series （for a highschool - undergrad teenager at that time， I got this book in 1996）， it is well designed， the pages are thick and the large format render the paintings beautifully， the biography is decent， however it would have been nice to include excerpts of Claude Monet's own writing， letters and quotes。 。。。more
Diana
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Many years I said thats he is my favourite of impressionists。As a surprise they made calendar for shop chain Oxfam， what is unusual for charity shops。Cannot stick to only one， but he is similarities with many their time artists。
Julie
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Monet is my favourite painter so it was natural for me to love this book/album since the first page。The main reason i liked it so much was that we can understand why he painted like this， why he used these formats， these colours， these themes。Now i just like even more Monet。（sorry for the english mistakes）
Alejandro Diaz
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La luz， se supone， que es la que le da el color a las cosas， pero la sombra， le da la forma a las cosas; la luz necesita su complemento: la sombra y la luz son materias recíprocas。 Sí， materias。
Jeff Lanter
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I have been on a kick of books on artists lately and Monet is one of the better ones I've read。 It gives some biography of his life and plenty of scholarly analysis of his work。 Monet is easy even for a layperson to appreciate， but this book will help you see the struggles he faced in his life， why his artwork is groundbreaking， and how to better understand and appreciate the various subjects of his works。 The tone of the book is scholarly， but I found it to be pretty easy to read。 Monet went th I have been on a kick of books on artists lately and Monet is one of the better ones I've read。 It gives some biography of his life and plenty of scholarly analysis of his work。 Monet is easy even for a layperson to appreciate， but this book will help you see the struggles he faced in his life， why his artwork is groundbreaking， and how to better understand and appreciate the various subjects of his works。 The tone of the book is scholarly， but I found it to be pretty easy to read。 Monet went through some incredibly difficult times and that certainly makes this book interesting to read and it is hard not to sympathize with him even if you don't get a full sense of his personality in these 100ish pages。 I really enjoyed this book and give it a hearty recommendation to anyone looking to learn more about Claude Monet。 。。。more
Charlie
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A beautifully presented book。 Clearly written to provide an insight into the life of Monet and some understanding of his development of impressionist art。 The pictures of his paintings are top quality too。 As it happened， once I finished this book I found out that there was a exhibition at the National Gallery， London - "Inventing Impressionism" （4 March – 31 May 2015）。 The exhibition showcases the influence of Paul Durand-Ruel on the Impressionism movement and includes several Monets。 It was wo A beautifully presented book。 Clearly written to provide an insight into the life of Monet and some understanding of his development of impressionist art。 The pictures of his paintings are top quality too。 As it happened， once I finished this book I found out that there was a exhibition at the National Gallery， London - "Inventing Impressionism" （4 March – 31 May 2015）。 The exhibition showcases the influence of Paul Durand-Ruel on the Impressionism movement and includes several Monets。 It was wonderful to have gained a greater appreciation of the actual paintings， having read this book。 。。。more
Haley
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This book provided a fine introduction into the life and work of Claude Monet。 But that's just it， it was only an introduction。 While I enjoyed the author's insights into several of Monet's major works， I'd hoped that he'd focus more on the personal life of the artist。 What's more， the little the author does include makes Monet， the man who possessed such enthusiasm for color and the peaceful qualities of nature， seem rather dull。 This book provided a fine introduction into the life and work of Claude Monet。 But that's just it， it was only an introduction。 While I enjoyed the author's insights into several of Monet's major works， I'd hoped that he'd focus more on the personal life of the artist。 What's more， the little the author does include makes Monet， the man who possessed such enthusiasm for color and the peaceful qualities of nature， seem rather dull。 。。。more
Radoslav Minchev
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The neverending story of Claude Monet！ http://www。monet2010。com The neverending story of Claude Monet！ http://www。monet2010。com 。。。more
Nataly Tiare
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（04/09/13）Buen libro sobre la vida y obra de Monet， aunque tiene algunos problemas de redacción。
July
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I bought a calendar last year of Monet paintings which made me finally buy this book。 It tells the story of Monet and his history how he left school before what they called the leaving exams to become a painter。 He headed to Paris。 He entered a small private art school。 He met Dutch painter Johan Jongkind。 It told how he struggled with critics。 His family refused him an allowance。 He struggled to get by on his commissions。 He met Camille and starts painting her。 Bazille a friend who is better o I bought a calendar last year of Monet paintings which made me finally buy this book。 It tells the story of Monet and his history how he left school before what they called the leaving exams to become a painter。 He headed to Paris。 He entered a small private art school。 He met Dutch painter Johan Jongkind。 It told how he struggled with critics。 His family refused him an allowance。 He struggled to get by on his commissions。 He met Camille and starts painting her。 Bazille a friend who is better off financially takes him in and shares a studio。 He will even buy some of Monet's paintings。 Monet finally leaves to travel to his family painting。 Camille will end of pregnant with a son。 Bazille will end up supporting the three off and on because Monet's paintings sell only occasionally。This book tells the story of his life and his friends， the artists he met along the way。 And the beautiful art inside is spectacular。 。。。more
lavinia
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I would give this 4 stars if I was only rating the quality of the pictures and attention to details， but I was more interested in knowing the historic context behind Monet's impressionism。 Facts and stories were described too shallow， I got a good overview but the author never analysed or presented Monet's history in depth。 But I guess for a 100 page book it was as good as it could be after all。。 I would give this 4 stars if I was only rating the quality of the pictures and attention to details， but I was more interested in knowing the historic context behind Monet's impressionism。 Facts and stories were described too shallow， I got a good overview but the author never analysed or presented Monet's history in depth。 But I guess for a 100 page book it was as good as it could be after all。。 。。。more
Lavinia Petrache
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I would give this 4 stars if I was only rating the quality of the pictures and attention to details， but I was more interested in knowing the historic context behind Monet's impressionism。 Facts and stories were described too shallow， I got a good overview but the author never analysed or presented Monet's history in depth。 But I guess for a 100 page book it was as good as it could be after all。。 I would give this 4 stars if I was only rating the quality of the pictures and attention to details， but I was more interested in knowing the historic context behind Monet's impressionism。 Facts and stories were described too shallow， I got a good overview but the author never analysed or presented Monet's history in depth。 But I guess for a 100 page book it was as good as it could be after all。。 。。。more
M
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I am biased。 Love Monet。
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Monet&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0