Claude Monet and Alice Hoschede on Piazza San
Marco in Venice, 1908, Sotheby.
Claude Monet Painting in His Atelier, 1920, French National Library.
Claude Monet, 1899, Gaspard-Felix Tournachon.
Claude Monet Painting in His Atelier, 1920, French National Library.
Thesis
Claude Monet, a painter in the 1860’s, broke the barrier of traditional conformist norms of the Paris Art scene to create the Impressionist movement. The political and cultural environment at this time set the stage for Impressionism to become a significant force in the art world. Despite its critical beginnings, Impressionism would inspire future artists and shape the art world as we know it.
“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.”
~Claude Monet
Claude Monet Sitting on Park Bench, ca. 1910, Fine Art America.
Claude Monet and Georges Clemenceau in the Garden of the House in Giverny, 1921, France Inter.
Claude Monet Painting in His Atelier, 1920, French National Library.
Header Images: "Impression Sunrise", 1872, Claude Monet; "Water Lillies", 1906, Claude Monet; "Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son", 1875, Claude Monet; "The Cliff Walk at Pourville", 1882, Claude Monet.