Monet: The Early Years (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300221855)

The first comprehensive examination of the painter's formative years, tracing the evolution of Monet's early style and personal ambitions that drove the rest of his career

This elegant volume is the first to be devoted to the young genius of Claude Monet (1840-1926). Bringing together the greatest paintings from his early career--including his first Salon-exhibited work, the Kimbell Art Museum's La Pointe de la H钁e at Low Tide; D駛euner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) and The Magpie from the Mus馥 d'Orsay; and The Green Wave and La Grenouill鑽e from the Metropolitan Museum of Art--it features essays by distinguished scholars, focusing on the evolution of Monet's own distinctive mode of painting. Through the 1860s, the young painter absorbed and transformed a variety of influences, from the lessons of the Barbizon school and his mentor Boudin to the challenges posed by his friends Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Sisley. Artistic innovation and personal ambition shaped the work of the celebrated impressionist painter from the very start of his long and illustrious career.

Distributed for the Kimbell Art Museum

Exhibition Schedule:

Kimbell Art Museum
(10/16/16-01/29/17)

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
(02/25/17-05/29/17)

Author: George T. M. Shackelford
ISBN-10: 0300221851
ISBN-13: 9780300221855
Publisher: Kimbell Art Museum
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.10lbs
Size: 11.10h x 10.30w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2017