Monet

by Nathalia Brodskaia

A beautiful display of Impressionist work, Monet explores the extraordinary paintings of one of the masters of the 19th century. Monet's rapid brushstroke style in landscapes and scenes from everyday life illustrates his overall fascination with light and colour.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Nathalia Brodskaïa (29 July 1937 - ) est conservateur au musée de l'Ermitage à Saint-Pétersbourg.

En tant qu'auteur, elle a publié des monographies sur Rousseau, Renoir, Derain, Vallotton, Vlaminck et Van Dongen ainsi que des livres sur les Fauves et l'art naïf. Aujourd'hui, Nathalia Brodskaïa consacre ses recherches aux peintres français de la fin du XIXe et du début du XXe siècle.

Nathalia Brodskaia is also known as Natalia Brodskaya.

Reviews

[টক দইয়ের চা · Rating 5 out of 5]

The importance of any given artist’s contribution lay, of course, not simply in the number of works exhibited. Their artistic merits,
programmatic qualities and conformity to the aesthetic principles of the new movement were vital. In these respects Monet was invariably among the leading figures.

[🌶 peppersocks 🧦 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reflections and lessons learned:
“Nonetheless these early attempts at figure painting
would benefit Monet in the future, for people appear in most of his landscapes - in fields, on roads, in gardens and in boats. True, man is by that stage not the main nor even a secondarv subject in a picture, but simply one of the indispensable elements of the changing world, without which its harmony would be disrupted”

A bit of classic art needed in trying to work out whether the winning completed portrait was something that I enjoyed. The poppy field…, pond with water lilies, the Houses of Parliament (sunset) - these are of course quite memorable but this collection allowed me to look upon some other imagined images - Garden in blossom, Bougival bridge, Saint-Lazare station - all such muted colours with a creeping feeling of odd detachment. Useful if you enjoyed the picture on #LAOTY but not pictures that I’d hang on the wall if I had access

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm into art right now and I thought this was a great simple read book on Monet. It gave enough background info in short paragraphs on each page that didn't bore you to tears and obviously nice pictures of his work.

[A.F. Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved! I do think the format of the photos and the text could have corresponded better, but overall a lovely, informative read. With stunning stunning photos.

[Edgar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estupendo libro. A través de sus páginas, se puede experimentar un viaje a lo largo del impresionismo, deleitándonos con las pinturas de los artistas que dieron origen a este movimiento.

[Carter Crimson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, clear, beautiful.

[Sezer Akın · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fransız izlenimci ressam Claude Oscar Monet, 14 Kasım 1840’ta dünyaya geldi. Monet’nin kalbimdeki yeri ve anısı farklıdır. Ortaokul yıllarımda, Radikal Gazetesi’nin 59 kupon karşılığında “beş büyük ressamın” (Monet, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Picasso, Dali) eserlerini verdiğini duyunca, her gün gazete alıp kupon biriktirmiştim. Kupon bitiş tarihinin, yaz tatilinin başlangıcına denk gelmesi acayip güzeldi. Anılar... anılar... Paris’in daima kültür sanat başkenti olduğunu bilmeyen kalmadı varsayıyorum ve Monet ve yakın arkadaş çevresi, 1870’lerde sergiye kabul edilen Monet tablosu olan “İzlenim, Gündoğumu” bir eleştirmen tarafından aşağılanmak için “İzlenimciler” sözcüğü kullanmıştı, sonrasında bu adı alacak grup, ismi sevip benimsediler. Monet, babası bakkal ve sanatsal konu da kendisine destekleyen birisi değildi. Ressama destek olup yeteneğini kamçılayan, rehberlik eden meslektaşı Eugene Boudin olmuştur. Monet’nin eserlerinde açık hava, deniz, çiçek tarlaları, tekneler, saman balyaları gelebiliyorsak, Boudin’in tavsiyeleri sayesindedir.

Sanatçının “serilere” olan merakı bilinmektedir. Özellikle “Nilüferler” serisinin her bir parçası mutluluk verir bana. Sein Nehri’ni gezmeyi seven ressamın çalışmaları, civarının manzaralarıyla doludur. Son yıllarda edindiği ve dünyaca ünlü Giverny’deki bahçesi, birçok ressamın tuvaline konu oldu. Monet, yıllar içerisinde, empresyonist çizgisine “bulanıklık” hakim olmaya başladı ve net seçilemeyen nesneler, objeler onun bozulan ruh sağlığını temsil etmektedir. Sanatla kalın!

[Peggy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like learning about art. This book would have been better if the text correlated with the paintings. I found it tedious to keep searching for the art pieces. But it was still an interesting book comparing the same scene during different seasons and times of day and with different lighting. Monet seems to make the light come through the back of his paintings.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my all-time favourite painters, I love learning about art and History but the problem I found with this book is the paintings that are mentioned in the text do not correspond with the ones shown in the pages.

[Ramona · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful tiny book filled with gorgeous replications of Monet's work. Short pieces tell about each piece of art, a bit of history about Monet, his life, along with extra close-ups of different parts of the paintings, to show details.