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A graphic novel exploring the life of Monet. While his paintings are beautiful explorations of light, His personal choices are often selfish and frustrating. He spent most of his life in debt while never curbing his spending. I loved learning more about the other artists in the impressionist movement though. I also loved the way the artists incorporated guys art into their telling of his story.

A gorgeous visual representation of Monet’s life. This graphic biography focuses on the highs and lows of Monet’s artistic career, from his flashes of inspiration to his persistent financial struggles as he continued to try and stay true to his unconventional painting style. Though it is not a very long graphic novel, it took me a very long time to read because of the stunning artwork on each page. It is drawn in a style that pays homage to Monet’s art and offers many cool behind the show more scenes looks at some of Monet’s most iconic paintings. A beautiful read that helped me gain a much richer appreciation of one of the OGs of the impressionist art movement. show less

I was so excited to get an advanced reader copy of this book! This is how the biography of an artist's life should be done - gorgeously rendered in a graphic novel format. The illustrations are outstanding, and the pacing is perfect. The emotion is conveyed so effectively in the drawings, that the words are not absolutely necessary to understand the story being told.

I love this, the story and the section at the end with Monet's paintings.

Beautiful!

*eARC Netgalley*

Another of those good biographies that skims quickly through the subject's life, creating a need for more information but serving well enough since in the end I doubt I will actually read a full biography of Claude Monet, especially since he seems to be one of those annoying starving artist types who treats those around him like crap.

The highlight here is the art which pays homage to Monet's style and his actual paintings, duplicating settings and people. The end matter is excellent, show more providing side-by-side comparisons of Monet's art and individual comic panels. show less