Friday, February 25, 2011

Claude Monet

Claude Monet is regarded as one of the worlds most prolific painters, due to his ingenuity, he is considered the father of impressionism. Impressionism is a style of painting, which was a direct result of Monet's painting "Impressionism, Sunrise". In this painting, the style of impressionism was born reflecting an open composition (open air), which captured light, nature, and atmosphere in new way. Although Monet sought to create original painting, he did study older artists who painted landscapes with what he considered to be beautiful colors. Later in his life, Monet made a goal to paint masterpieces, one of which became his Lilly Exhibit. Following are works of Monet:









The ingenuity and creativity of Monet helped create a new style of painting Impressionism. 

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