The Coiffure Comparative Essay

Many notable works can be seen at the Toledo Museum of Art. Claude Monet caught my eye with the oil on canvas work of Antibes Seen from La Salis. Created in the late 19th century, this impressionist work derives from France. Around the same time as Monet, Mary Cassatt was setting the stage for female artists. However, Mary Cassatt’s The Coiffure, is not an oil on canvas painting. Although Cassatt was an avid impressionistic painter, this work is a print created in Japan; Relating to Monet’s work, Caravaggio’s The Calling of Saint Matthew is also an oil on canvas painting. Showing that works from different cultures can be very alike in many ways and that while art is always changing, it is also, staying the same. Antibes Seen from La Salis was painted by Claude Monet in 1888, in France. In the 1880’s Monet was staying in a castle in Antibes, France. While there, Monet saw the view of La Salis and instantly fell in love with the colors and movement of the water, contrasting with the stillness of the background. Monet used impressionism to capture the alluring beauty of the scene. The contrast of

When looking at the form, the works are very alike. The style of both of the works are impressionistic. Also, the use of line is both works is broadly shown. In Monet’s painting, line is used to show the separation between water and land. In Cassatt’s print line is used to show the difference between the woman and the walls. The function of the two works also connects them. Monet painted The Antibes Seen from La Salis because he loved the view from the castle. Cassatt printed The Coiffure because she loved the style of the Japanese prints. The most sizable difference between the two works is that Cassatt made a print and Monet made a painting. Also, Monet uses many colors, while Cassatt uses predominantly uses different shades of peach-like