It’s fair to say that the 1860s was a pivotal decade in art history. Along came a group of artists who defied academic art in France. They started painting outdoors, used bold brushstrokes, and completed paintings that can be described as painterly or even hazy. Claude Monet (1840-1926) was one of the most important Impressionist …
Claude Monet paintings
Claude Monet (1840-1926) was the founding father of Impressionism. He developed the technique of painting what he perceived, often including a sense of motion using visible brushstrokes. His painting “Impression, Soleil Levant” or “Impression, Sunrise,” coined the term for this important art movement of the 19th century. One of the most distinctive Impressionist paintings ever …
“A landscape is nothing more than an impression of a moment.” These words were spoken by Claude Monet (1840-1926) and were the foundation of one of the most influential art movements of the 19th century. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about Impression, Sunrise, the most important work of …
The French artist who is credited with inventing one of the most fascinating art movements of the 19th century produced an incredible number of paintings. Claude Monet (1840-1926) is credited with painting 2,500 artworks during his nearly 7-decade long career and stuck to the ideals of the Impressionist art movement this entire time. He put …