Monet

by Christoph Heinrich

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836503999
• ISBN13: 9783836503990
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.4"