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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457877703321

Autore

Kalitina Nina

Titolo

Claude Monet / / Nina Kalitina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, New York] : , : Parkstone International, , [2011]

©[2011]

ISBN

1-283-95947-X

1-78042-297-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Great Masters

Disciplina

759.4

Soggetti

Painters - France

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

SUMMARY; His life; Notes; His work; Monet 1840-1926 : Chronology; Exhibitions; Monet - Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For Monet, the act of creation was always a painful struggle. His obsession with capturing light effects in nature was much more intense than that of his contemporaries. In his words: "Skills come and go... Art is always the same: a transposition of nature that requests as much will as sensitivity. I strive and struggle against the sun... should as well paint with gold and precious stones."A beautiful display of Impressionist work, Great Masters Monet explores the extraordinary paintings of one of the masters of the 19th century. Monet's rapid brushstroke style in landscapes and scenes from everyd