Claude Monet Flashcards
Name the Monet paintings.
When were they painted?
Water-lillies, setting sun. 1907
Bathers at le Grenouillère 1869
What great modern style of art does Monet fall into?
Who did these artists take influence from?
Impressionism
Colourists and landscapists like Turner and Claude.
Where did the idea of Impressionism come from?
Initially a critic, sneering at ‘hurried’ nature of work.
Artists pleased with this.
What is the biggest difference of Impressionism and the paintings we’ve seen before?
Why did Monet take this stance?
Not interested in precise depiction of heroic scene such as in ‘academic’ earlier paintings.
He thought the precise paintings of past were unfit for the evocation of modern life.
Where did the impressionist often paint?
In the fresh air or ‘en plein air’
What did the impressionist believe the style could express?
Change, ambiguity and grange feelings of light and space.
Proposing critical questions about the need for art when images were so readily available.
How does Monet reject the power of photography.
How is this achieved?
By giving the audience a sense of how the painted place feels, rather than looks, and how that is totally dependant on change.
The ripples in water reflecting light and colour are painted with Small vibrant brushstrokes suggest how thei movements produces dazzling sparks rather than a single mirror image.
Although he is famous for his water lilies, what kind of artist was Monet mainly?
Landscapist.
What aspects of Monet’s work inspired generations?
Vision of the world, as well as palette and style (looks v easy and released but b difficult and required great skill)
What artistic notion in 20th century did Monet sort of start?
Audience needs to experience, rather than see, his artworks.
