Claude Monet played an essential role in a development of Impressionism. He created many paintings by capturing powerful art from the world around him. He was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. Later, his family moved to Le Havre, Normandy, France because of his father’s business. Claude Monet did drawings of the nature of Normandy and time spent along the beaches and noticing the nature. As a child, his father had always wanted him to go into the family grocery business, but he was interested in becoming an artist. He was known by people for his charcoal caricatures, this way he made money by selling them by the age of 15. Moreover, Claude went to take drawing lessons with a local artist, but his career in painting had not begun yet. He met artist Eugène Boudin, who became his teacher and taught him to use oil paints. Claude Monet …show more content…
did not realized painting will make a great impact on his life and that he would focus on simple experiences and transform his observation into art. Claude Monet painted with light fresh colors and often used dark blues or purples. His paintings captured the effects of sunlight with nature at different times of the day and in different environments. Monet worked primarily in oil paint and he used limited amount of colors in his paintings. Similarly, Impressionists become known in France around 1870, who captured their brief impressions of a view created in nature. Impressionism began in the 19th Century, which changed the world’s perspective and empathizes on the open composition and changing the depiction of the mind and nature. Oscar Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. He was the second son of his father, Adolphe, worked in grocery business, while his mother, Louise, was a singer. In 1845, when he was 5, his family moved to Le Havre in Normandy. His family wanted him to go into the family grocery business, but he knew he wanted to be an artist so his father was disappointed at his son who would not continue the family tradition. In 1851, he entered art school and he was known of charcoal caricatures in his neighborhood, which he later sold. He also created pencil sketches of sailing ships. Moreover, Eugène Boudin, who taught Claude Monet to use oil paints and encourage him to paint and taught Monet "en plein air" (outdoor) techniques for painting. Furthermore, his father did not support him to become an artist, and cut him off from financial need. However, he had saved up money from selling charcoal drawings. His mother, Louise, who liked poetry was very supportive of her son, and respect his artistic talents. In 1857, his mom died who died from diarrhea and Monet left to live with his aunt, Marie-Jeanne Lecadre. In 1859, Claude Monet visited Paris to continue his ambition for painting. He was influence by the many paintings of the Barbizon school artists and later enrolled at an Academy. In 1861 to 1862, Monet decided to join military and was put in Algeria, but his aunt challenged him if he gets out of the army, she will put him in art course. In 1862 Monet returned to Le Havre, and started creating paintings. Monet continued to work outside and was supported by friends on his journey to travel to places. Moreover, Claude Monet was selected to participate in the art show, he chose a landscape and a painting titled Camille or a Woman in Green Dress, which presented Camille Doncieux, who he became a close friend of. He got noticed by many people at the art show. Claude Monet also painted the Woman in the Garden, which Camille was a model and On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt in 1868. In 1867, Camille became gave birth to their first child, Jean.
However, Claude Monet was in terrible financial issues and his father was not helping him. He went into depression and attempted suicide in 1868 by drowning himself in the river. But, a close friend help him out in his financial situation. Monet and Camille got married on June 28th, 1870 and historically Franco-Prussian War had occurred. The couple and their son went to London to meet Paul Durand-Ruel, who was an art dealer who was amazed by Monte’s artwork and wanted to sell them. Claude Monet traveled to many places and panted many places such as Amsterdam and Holland and capturing the beauty of nature in different destinations. In 1873, "Impression, Sunrise" was painted near Le Havre’s harbor and is one of the famous works by Claude Monet. Moreover, In Argenteuil, Camille became ill in 1876. They had a second son, Michel, on March 17, 1878. The birth of the second child caused her to be weakened and Camille died on September 5th, 1879 of tuberculosis. Monet painted her to show his love towards
her. After the death of Camille, Claude Monet did many paintings which included landscapes in the French countryside by observing the changes in nature. However, a close friend Alice Hoschedé helped Claude Monet in his financial situation and helped him raised his two sons. In April 1883, he, Alice, and their children moved Giverny in Normandy, where he planted a large garden and painted the beauty of it. He later, married Alice Hoschedé, who was separated from her first husband Ernest Hoschedé in 1892. Furthermore, Claude Monet traveled to the Mediterranean, where he Bordighera. Moreover, his second wife Alice died in 1911. After his wife died, Blanche, Alice’s daughter took care of him. As time progresses, Monet began to develop cataracts, where his vision was getting worse, but he continued painting. Even after his operation, he repainted some of his paintings, by adding more value to them. Monet died of lung cancer on December 5, 1926 at the age of 86. Claude Monet has been an influential figure to many artists in the art world by creating new forms, colors, and ideas to view purity of the world itself. Claude Monet captured the soul of this natural world using strong colors and bold, short brush strokes. He, also brought different elements into the nature world and observing the seasonal changes in nature as well to make the audience focus on the beauty of the world around them. Even though he struggled from depression and was not supported by his family, the world was inspired by his art and made a great impact on people. Critique Claude Monet is an impressionist known for his paintings of landscapes. He used light colors to show the effects of nature changing from one space to another and capturing his observations of the sunlight reflecting at different times of the day on the environment around us. He uses color to capture the feelings of the world around us as a metaphor and symbolism. He understands the qualities of light in the natural world. On the other hand, I feel enhanced by his innovations of his work of landscapes at different locations especially Giverny. His work is calming and contemplative of the nature world which will make people respect it more and be more appreciative. Moreover, his paintings of landscapes symbolizes nature being a powerful force, which represents life because nature is important and it is a meaning of life. It has healing, beauty, and mankind is subsiding it. His use of colors created harmonies and balancing the nature world changed the idea of painting during the 20th Century. Monet’s used of calm colors are to describe the vision of the modern world in motion and telling the audience to change the way we see the world and do not regret it beauty. As a result, Claude Monet is an influential artist because of his attempt to answer to the outside world and showed others his emotions towards the natural world and getting the audience attention. Although some critics during Impressionism did not appreciate his work, he continued to work and refine the changings effects of colors with the natural sunlight. In conclusion, he made a great impact on the art history and never gave up on his talent, made him a successful artist and who is known worldwide today.
Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York to parents Gérard Basquiat and Matilde Andradas. Little did they know at the time that Jean-Michel Basquiat would soon go down as one of the most important contemporary painters continuing to leave a legacy for decades to come after his passing. Basquiat would live a difficult life and experience many hardships until he later dies of a heroin overdose, but what he experiences during his lifetime is what shaped the way Basquiat expressed himself through his art. Basquiat’s exceedingly personal and relatable art is what guided him to being such an influential artist. “His work is likely to remain for a long time as the modern picture of
I visited Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California for the first time hoping to learn more about the European artworks this place has to offer. Norton Simon Museum holds the remarkable amounts of artwork by world-renowned artists: Vincent Van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijin, Caravaggio, Raphael, and Pablo Picasso just to name a few. I observed many European paintings in the 18th to 19th century; I chose to discuss the artwork by the incredible Claude-Oscar Monet. Claude-Oscar Monet’s Mouth of the Seine at Honfleur, 1865 is an oil painting of a seascape on a canvas. The Parisian artist is considered one of the most influential artists in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.
Georges Seurat was a French born artist born on December 2nd 1859 in Paris, Frrance. He study at École des Beaux-Art, which was one of the most prestige art schools in the world, which is also known for training many of the renounced artist we know. George Seurat left the École des Beaux-Art and began to work on his own; he began to visit impressionist exhibitions, where he gained inspiration from the impressionist painters, such as Claude Monet. Seurat also was interested in the science of art; he explored perception, color theory and the psychological effect of line and form. Seurat experimented with all the ideas he had gained, he felt the need to go beyond the impressionist style, he started to focus on the permanence of paintin...
During a visit to Brittany, Matisse discovered Impressionism (Essers 8). The works of Cezanne and Van Gogh influenced him. When he returned, he exhibited his first painting, Dinner Table, in 1897. This was his first painting of impressionistic style. Matisse’s art began to concentrate on landscapes, still life, and domestic interiors. Still life is a theme Henri would follow for the rest of his career.
Auricchio, L (2oo4, October). Claude Monet (1840-1926). retrieved November 10 2013, from In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000– Web Site: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cmon/hd_cmon.htm
He started painting from a young age. At age 15 is when he created one of his earliest works, “Landscape at Blainville”, in this he shows influences of Monet. Duchamp worked as an artist for his entire life, he was involved partially in Cubism in his early career and was a , “pioneer of Dada, a movement that questioned long-held assumptions about what art should be, and how it should be made.” (“MoMA Learning”). Marcel Duchamp created all the way up until October 2, 1968, when he died in his studio at the age of
Claude Monet made the art community address a revolutionary type of art called impressionism. In a style not previously before painted, impressionism captured a scene by using bright colors with lots of light and different shades to create the illusion of a glance. The traditional method of working in a studio was discarded and the impressionist artists carried any needed supplies with them into the countryside and painted the complete work outside. The manufacture of portable tin tubes of oil paints as well as the discovery of ways to produce a wider range of chemical pigments allowed artists to paint in a way unimaginable before this period in time (Stuckey 12). Monet and others, such as Pierre Auguste Renior, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and Alfred Sisley, took this style of art to a new level never seen before.
This poster is about Piet Mondrian who is an important artist of abstract art movement in 20th century of art history. Piet Mondrian was a famous Dutch painter he was born on March 7, 1872, Amersfoort, Netherlands. Piet Mondrian was also known as Pieter Cornelis Mondrian. Piet Mondrian was the second child of four, with two brothers and one sister.
Claude Monet is often considered one of greatest most dedicated of the Impressionist painters. His aim was to catch the light and atmosphere, something that was scarcely done before. He enjoyed painting outdoors and developed a free and spontaneous painting technique. His brushwork is remarkably flexible and varied. He often changed his technique, sometimes broad and sweeping other times dappled and sparkling.
Alice Hoschede and Claude Monet got married in 1892. They raised six children in Giverny. Alice was very jealous of Monet’s love for Camille. So, Alice required Monet to destroy any reminder of Camille including photographs, letters and mementos. She has once existed in some of the painting such as Claude Monet, Breakfast under the Tent, Giverny 1888 and John Singer Sargent, Mme Hoschedé and Her Son in Monet's Garden, Giverny. Over these year, Monet traveled all around the world and seldom stayed at home. Alice was left and took care the six children they have owned. In the novel, Alice is the representation of sorrow and mournfulness. Her interactions with other people in the novel has revealed her personality and her feeling towards her family and the marriage with Claude Monet.
Beginning in 1904, René Lacoste was born in Paris, France. He was a tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his action on the court. From 1925 to 1929, Lacoste won ten grand slam titles at the French Open, Wimbledon and Forest Hills. In 1926, inspired by his nickname, he asked his friend Robert George to design a crocodile, and it made its first appearance embroidered on a blazer of Lacoste's.
Claude Garamond is an interesting type designer not only because he was a leading designer, but also because he is credited with bringing both the accent and apostrophe into the French alphabet. (“Prominent Type Designers”) Garamond’s Old Style type designs are considered to be the “typographical highlight of the 16th Century”, and are still used as a basis for current typefaces. (“Type Design in the French Renaissance”) The designs were less calligraphic in nature than previous type styles, and continued to be developed after his death by Jean Jannon, leading them to be confused with Garamond’s original designs due to similarity. (“Early Typographers”)
When most people think of Paul Cezanne, they think of two words genius and painting. For these two words he is consider by far to be the Father of modern painting. Cezanne was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839. He was to die in the same town in 1906.
There is little information about Rene’s early life. He started taking lessons in drawing in 1910. At the age of 13 his mother committed suicide by drowning herself in the river, this was not her first attempt. When her body was found her dress covered her face, this lead to several of his paintings in 1927-1928 where people concealed their faces, one includes Les Amants.
Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris, France on June 21, 1905 and is known for this work pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism and intellectual ideals. In the early parts of his life he was drawn to philosophy after his experience with an essay written by Henri Bergson called Time and Free Will. (Nobelprize.org). Sartre journey as activist and philosophical writer was enhanced when he met Simone de Beauvoir in 1929. Sartre Attended the university called École Normale Supérieure from 1924 until 1929 and later began his career as a professor at Le Havre in 1931. (Nobelprize.org). Although Sartre published a few documents in 1936 and in 1939, regarding psychology such as the L’Imagination and the Esquisse d'une théorie des émotions; it was not until has publication of his stories (ie: The wall) which lead to his success and recognition (Nobelprize.org).