01982nam 2200457 a 450 991082421600332120200520144314.01-283-95894-51-78042-731-X(CKB)2670000000151329(EBL)886869(OCoLC)777400361(MiAaPQ)EBC886869(EXLCZ)99267000000015132920110606d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierClaude Monet /Nina Kalitina and Nathalia BrodskaiaNew York Parkstone International[2011]1 online resource (200 p.)Best ofDescription based upon print version of record.1-84484-902-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-199) 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 N. N(Nina Nikolaevna)597105Monet Claude1840-1926.212987Brodskaia N. V(Natalia Valentinovna)863734MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824216003321Claude Monet4198226UNINA