Claude Monet was born in Paris, and then his five-year-old child was transported to Normandy. My father was engaged in grocery trade and wanted the son to have his business. However, when a person sees the color and the line and it turns out to represent them, no other specialty simply can not exist in his life. All its essence is captured by lines and colors.
Start
So it was with Monet. Previously, artists worked mostly in workshops. At the age of 16 a young painter goes out into the air and begins to learn how to paint landscapes in nature. Later, he consciously creates a canvas, which he calls "Breakfast on the grass." This is just the beginning of a long journey of searching for an artist that does not yet reflect much later the created style, which will have many imitators. In the meantime, this is a charming genre scene that perfectly conveys the game of the sun. The canvas revitalizes the foliage of trees, glistening on the clothes of ladies and their knights, on tablecloths, on fruits and fruits. It is light that is dominant, it is his play and shadows that create the impression of joy and peace. Gradually, the goals will change, and, consequently, Monet's paintings.
The portrait of Camille's future wife brought him fame. But this is again not the artist who is known and appreciated now. Monet's paintings are the national pride of France.
Searches for the Road
The picture "Walk" is already a notable movement of Monet in search of a new style. A light wind, caught in a moment, flashed an air muslin scarf and the lush skirts of a young woman. Her light dress repeats the color of the clouds, and the umbrella is the color of the grass.
But here is a later landscape, created in Etretat. This is already the Monet, whom everyone knows - the creator of impressionism. Exquisite colors, subtle transitions and their nuances conquer the viewer. And let it pour rain - it is not an obstacle to enjoy and the scent of the sea, and its excitement. This is also a picture of Monet, but already created in Britain. His hand is recognizable easily.
Enjoying life
Having bought a house in Giverny, the artist was carried away by gardening. He had an amazing garden and a pond in which he planted the nymphs. Now this is a constant source of inspiration. Here you can write more and more pictures of Monet. Simply amazing is the luscious emerald green of the trees, which is reflected in the lake. She enters the water with bluish-green colors, strengthening the pink spots of water lilies. The description of the painting by Monet will not be complete, since it is impossible to show the details in close-up. This same pond, he will draw many times on his canvases, never repeating himself, admiring all the new and new games of colors at different times of the year. It will be sirenovato-pink tones, and greenish-lilac, and blue-pink. He got up at five in the morning and began to work in any weather. Therefore, we always obtained a new stunning result. Pictures of Monet in Giverny - a hymn to white and pink water-lilies. Until the very end of his life he will write them again and again. Even a patient with cataract, and later operated on, he will not leave paint and brush. Here in Giverny in his hospitable house will come friends: Renoir, Cezanne, Sisley, Matisse, Pissarro. They are happy to show and a greenhouse, and a garden, and a collection of Japanese prints Monet. Paintings Artists are also discussed.
Monet died in 1926. He knew in life and glory, and wealth.