Monet: 1840-1926: Capturing the Ever-changing Face of Reality - Rilegato

Heinrich, Christoph

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ISBN 10: 3836503999 ISBN 13: 9783836503990

Casa editrice: TASCHEN, 2015

Riassunto

Hailed the “Prince of the Impressionists”, Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working “en plein air” with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye.

Monet's interest in this space “between the motif and the artist” encompassed too the ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment.

This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art.

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L'autore:

Christoph Heinrich estudió historia del arte, teatro y literatura alemana en Viena y Múnich, y obtuvo un doctorado por su trabajo sobre el concepto cambiante del monumento en el arte contemporáneo. Desde 1994 hasta 2007 estuvo empleado en el Kunsthalle de Hamburgo, donde fue nombrado conservador de la Galerie der Gegenwart en 1997. Desde 2007, Heinrich trabaja como conservador de arte moderno y contemporáneo en el Denver Art Museum. Es autor de numerosos escritos y ha organizado diversas exposiciones sobre arte del siglo xx y contemporáneo.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: TASCHEN
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3836503999
• ISBN 13: 9783836503990
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 96