Claude monet (1840165438+1October14-092665438+February 5th), a French painter, is known as "the leader of Impressionism" and is one of the representatives and founders of Impressionism.
Monet is one of the most important painters in France, and most of the theories and practices of Impressionism have been popularized by him. Monet is good at the experiment and expression of light and shadow.
His most important style is to change the way shadows and outlines are drawn. In Monet's paintings, there are no very clear shadows, and there are no prominent or flat outlines. The color depiction of light and shadow is the biggest feature of Monet's paintings.
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1, sunrise impression
Impression of sunrise (English: Impression Sunrise；; French: Impression, Soleil levant) is an oil painting created by claude monet, a French impressionist, in le havre Harbor in 1872.
The painting depicts the sunrise harbor scene shrouded in the morning fog, showing the charming scenery with wonderful light changes and movements, and the painter depicts the vivid scene of light reflection and vibration on the vast sea surface with brisk jumping strokes.
This work breaks through the limitations of traditional themes and composition, and takes the perception of visual experience as the starting point, focusing on the ever-changing appearance in the light atmosphere. It is the most typical of Monet's paintings, the most famous classic painting in the future, and the pioneering work of Impressionism.
2. Rouen Cathedral
/kloc-at the end of 0/9th century, French impressionist painter Monet's series of works "Rouen Cathedral" was created in 1893.
It is based on the projection effect and subtle observation of sunlight on the rough wall of the church in different periods. In order to grasp the infinite changes of light and color, Monet tracked the sunlight and opened several canvases at the same time. Whenever the light deviates, he immediately paints on another corresponding picture.
3. "Poppy fields near Vitney"
The Champs Elysé es was written in 1879, when Monet's life was relatively stable.
The characters in the painting are the painter's wife Camier and their six-year-old son Jean. Mother and son are picking flowers in the field, enjoying the sunshine and completely intoxicated with nature.
The characters in Poppy Field near Wittney give people a gentle and rhythmic movement, but the bright red patches in the painting are the essence of this work and the painter's true description of the light and color that come into view.
Although these patches have the characteristics of poppy, they are not specific. Some overlap, some are randomly placed, and some are reduced to show backwardness. The dark and monotonous background highlights the bright and bright warm colors.
4.water lilies
The water lily was painted by Monet in 1904. It was sold to a French family by Monet's son 80 years ago. This painting has never been published since 1936.
20 14 In the spring auction in new york on May 6th, "Water Lily" was taken away by a buyer in China at a price of 24 million US dollars (including 27 million US dollars in commission).
5. Haystack
Haystack is a series of paintings created by French impressionist painter claude monet in 1890. These works are all based on the theme of "haystack", among which there are 25 main works, all of which are oil paintings on canvas.
20 16165438+1October16, Haystack will appear at Christie's new york auction, with an estimated value of about 45 million US dollars.
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