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An exploration of Monet’s work through his life-long fascination with the natural world
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‘I perhaps owe it to flowers’, wrote Claude Monet (1840–1926), ‘that I became a painter.’ One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Trees – willows enveloped in the mists of the Seine, palm trees beneath the Mediterranean sun or poplars heavily laden with snow – became a significant motif in his work, and he used them to experiment with an extraordinary variety of tones and colours.
Ralph Skea’s account focuses on five different themes: Monet’s earliest drawings and paintings of trees; his atmospheric use of rivers and coastlines, from the English Channel to the Italian Riviera; the fields, farmlands and orchards of France; parks and gardens in both the city and the countryside, including his series of paintings featuring trees reflected in his water-lily pond; and his muted depictions of trees in winter. The result is a succinct and highly accessible exploration of some of the best-loved landscapes in art.
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Book Details
Format: Hardback
Size: 23.0 x 16.0 cm
Extent: 112 pp
Illustrations: 84
Publication date: 5 October 2015
ISBN: 9780500239407
Contents List
Introduction • 1. Monet’s Love of Trees • 2. Monet’s Trees by Rivers and Seas • 3. Monet’s Trees in the Countryside • 4. Monet’s Trees in Parks and Gardens • 5. Monet’s Trees in Winter
About the Author
Ralph Skea is a former Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He is the author of Vincent’s Gardens, Vincent’s Trees, Monet’s Trees and Vincent’s Portraits, all published by Thames & Hudson.
