Monet or the Triumph of Impressionism

by Daniel Wildenstein

Book Overview

Along with Turner, no artist has sought more than Claude Monet (1840-1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man C zanne called "only an eye, but my God what an eye " who stayed completely true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object.

It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color, and whether it was through his early interest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836523213
• ISBN13: 9783836523219
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 5.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.7" x 12.6"