Monet and the Impresionist Cityscape - Brossura

Gleis, Ralph

 
9783777444048: Monet and the Impresionist Cityscape

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In 1867, Monet (1840–1925) turned his back on tradition when he focused on the bustling life of Paris from the balcony of the Louvre. He was fascinated by the present in the growing French capital rather than the old masters. In a series of three paintings he created a new pictorial topic. The important works from Berlin, Den Haag and Oberlin come together in exhibitions and this lavishly illustrated book.

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Ralph Gleis is the director of the Alte Nationalgalerie and the curator of numerous exhibitions on the art of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Josephine Hein is research associate at the Alte Nationalgalerie and assistant curator for the project.

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The Alte Nationalgalerie presents Monet’s three earliest paintings of Paris, which are viewed as marking the beginning of the Impressionist movement. They form the centrepiece of a small, focused show on the image of the city in Impressionism, featuring some 20 works of painting, photography, and the graphic arts.

In 1867, Claude Monet produced as series of paintings that opened up a new artistic perspective on the modern city. The artist visited the famous Louvre museum not, as was typical, to copy the

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