Eyewitness: Monet

DK Eyewitness Books

by Jude Welton

Part of the Eyewitness Art series, this book explores in depth the personality behind the work of Claude Money. Also covered will be the important events, the key influences and the people - patrons, enemies, friends and lovers - who shaped the artist's life and work. Specially taken photographs of the works of art, with many close-up details provide true-to-life reproduction.

Genres: Art, Art History, History, France, Biography

64 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Jude Welton has a 10-year-old son with Asperger's Syndrome. Originally trained as a child psychologist specializing in autism, she is a freelance writer, writing mainly on the arts. She recently started writing about and for children with AS.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gloria got this at the library and since I ended up reading every word, I thought I'd add it here :)
The pictures are great and I learned more about Monet.
We are hoping to go to Paris, Giverny & Etetrat, so maybe we'll see these IRL.

[Ange Partidas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this in my public library and it was lovely, I loved looking at Monet's work and learning more of his life. So beautiful.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first painting that touched me after my four-year incense-induced visual blur in the convent was one of Monet's Waterlilies, which I saw up close on a freeing trip all alone to New York City. I stood in front of Monet's dreamscape and, not knowing, reached and touched its texture with my forefinger. A guard zipped over and kindly let me know to never, ever do that. I understood -- this was a holy object. But even now I am seared to Monet.

I got this children's introduction to the great Impressionist for a student I tutor. He was not impressed. But I -- and then my husband -- read it through and would be browsing still, but we've reached our nine-week library limit. So much is here, all in snippets: sketchbooks, biography, artistic development. His glasses, with one lens blank for the blind eye and the other one green.

I will remember how Monet dabbed with a wide brush to make waves, how he created a vertical grid of trees, how he brought to life the undulating underwater plants, how he created a pale rowboat with nobody inside.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

i really like the paintings they put in there. and it describes Monets life really well

[Wendelle]

i learned how poor monet was throughout his life and how he made a rhythm of begging from his friends. i also learned how he developed his style over time, culminating in the aesthetically impressive impressionism.