01941nam 2200457 450 991079059620332120210208190930.01-283-95894-51-78042-731-X(CKB)2670000000151329(EBL)886869(OCoLC)777400361(MiAaPQ)EBC886869(EXLCZ)99267000000015132920160213h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierClaude Monet /Nina Kalitina and Nathalia BrodskaiaNew York, [New York] :Parkstone International,[2012]©[2012]1 online resource (200 p.)Best ofDescription based upon print version of record.1-84484-902-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.The beginnings of Impressionism -- Claude Monet-the person -- Early life -- Formative years -- From figure painting to landscape painting -- The first Impressionist exhibition -- The Argenteuil period -- From the single painting to the series -- Monet's reception in Russia -- Exhibitions.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."Best of759.4Kalitina Nina597105Brodskai͡a N. V(Natalʹi͡a Valentinovna),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790596203321Claude Monet1029482UNINA