Claude Monet - The Truth of Nature

Spanning the artist's entire career, this new paperback edition explores Claude Monet's enduring relationship with nature and the landscapes he returned to again and again. Capturing fleeting natural impressions played a central role in the art of Claude Monet. He deeply engaged with the landscape and light of different places, from the metropolis of Paris to the Seine villages of Argenteuil and Giverny. This lavishly illustrated new paperback edition explores the development of Monet's art from the 1850s to the 1920s, focusing on the places, both at home and on his frequent travel, from which he drew inspiration for his painting. In addition, the book traces the critical shift in Monet's art that occurred when he began to focus on series of the same subjects such as grainstacks, poplars, and the water-lily pond at his meticulously designed garden in Giverny. Insightful and revealing, the book deepens our appreciation of Monet's art and allows us to experience anew his gift for bringing the natural world to life. AUTHORS: Ortrud Westheider is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Christoph Heinrich is Director of the Denver Art Museum. Michael Philipp is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. SELLING POINTS: . This book focuses on the celebrated French impressionist artist Claude Monet's enduring relationship with nature and his response to the varied and distinct places in which he worked. . Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Impressionist movement. He remains one of the world's most famous and beloved painters. Some of his best-known series include Water Lilies, Rouen Cathedral, and Poplars. . The book features more than 100 paintings spanning Monet's entire career. . Initially controversial, Impressionist art has become perhaps the best known and most beloved of art movements. 266 colour illustrations