ISBN Monet : The Ultimate Impressionist book Art & design English Paperback

Claude Monet transformed light and colour into art. In 1874 his 'Impression, Sunrise' caused uproar among the critics and a revolution in painting. His inventiveness was inexhaustible: with the 'Haystacks', 'Poplars', 'Cathedrals' and, finally, the enchanting 'Water-lilies of Givemy', Monet captured light in all its fleeting qualities. At last, almost blind - 'I fear the dark more than death'- he feverishly produced near-abstract landscapes of water and reflection, a vision of nature that paved the way for the art of our own day. This book traces his career.