Monet in Normandy
by Richard Brettell
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An extraordinary new look at the world's most beloved Impressionist, this catalogue examines some of the artist's most important paintings, including the famed Giverny canvases, the iconic haystacks, and the Rouen cathedral series. Many rarely seen works are also featured and illustrate Monet's enduring ties to the Norman region. It was in Normandy that Monet began his painting career, and it was there that he met his first great mentor, Eugène Boudin. Monet developed a deep affection for show more the region. He would return time after time to depict its dramatic coastline, picturesque villages, and seaside resorts. Normandy has been a source of inspiration for artists over the centuries, and the catalogue puts Monet's work in context with those who came before--Corot, Millet, Courbet, Whistler, and Boudin--and his fellow revolutionaries--Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas.Featuring more than sixty master works, Monet in Normandy marks one of the largest Impressionist exhibitions to be on view in the United States. Illuminating the essays are works by other great contemporaries such as Pissarro, Morisot, and Degas. show lessTags
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Richard Brettell is Professor of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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- People/Characters
- Claude Monet
- Important places
- Normandy, France
- First words
- There is little doubt that the Impressionist painter Claude Monet was the greatest visual poet of Normandy.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Monet's profound understanding of and ability to convey nature's ineffable gifts proceeded from a life spent out of doors watching, listening, and absorbing the visual lessons that the landscape of Normandy offered.
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