Monet the Collector

by Marianne Mathieu (Editor), Dominique Lobstein (Editor)

Claude Monet (1840–1926) was the founder of French Impressionism and remains one of the world’s best-known and most beloved painters.  His works are on view in many of the finest museums, and details of his storied life are well documented.  Less well known are Monet’s activities as an art collector; Monet as Collector is a sumptuously illustrated volume that traces this history, and in the process reconstitutes the artist’s private collection.  The masterpieces he assembled throughout his life form an outstanding, unique ensemble, one that has never before been analyzed in its entirety.  The collection includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures by such artists as Delacroix, Corot, Boudin, Jongkind, Manet, Renoir, Caillebotte, Cézanne, Morisot, Pissarro, Rodin, and Signac, and offers a new kind of insight into the artistic tastes and vision of this legendary artist.
 

Genres: Art

312 pages, Hardcover

Published February 20, 2018

Reviews

[Susan Rosoff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book talks very little about the art itself. It is a timeline of gifts of art Monet received from friends, who he traded with, and what he purchased. It is a translation, and not a great one. The syntax of the sentences often follows French grammar, and there are spelling errors throughout. However, if you are interested in details of how Monet built his collection, this is the book to go to.

[Shirley Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

A deeply researched and meticulously reported accounting of virtually every work of art that Monet owned (or may have owned) during his lifetime. All about the details, not about the artworks themselves. Of course, there are millions of other books for that.