This monumental attempt to capture the losses and triumphs of WW1, the life and death of the soldiers, the spirit of France, all within the pond in his back yard is extraordinary and sublime. The water brings you in, you get tangled in the lilies, and you sink, sink, sink into beauty.
It's monstrous that any critic would attack those beautiful garden paintings. They're masterpieces. I realize those critics are long dead, but I'm still outraged in this day and age. Beautiful pictures.
This is spectacular. Anyone who takes the time to watch will be enchanted by the story of Monets life and will better understand & appreciate the magnificence of his lifes work
Actually Monet WAS an abstract artists...its the abstract artists who are not abstract. Abstraction quite literally means you have to abstract from something. Just painting what you feel and splashing paint around is not abstracting from anything. Monet was abstracting shapes of value and color from real life into shapes of value and color in paint... so he gets the title !
Unfortunately these galleries are crowded with selfie taking tourists. It's abominable. There are staff in there telling people who are chatting to shush. It ruined it for me so I enjoyed Monets water lilies much better in other venues. Very sad but that's the world we live in.
I was amazed when I visited Monet’s water lilies. The brush work is so passionate and powerful up close then becomes soft with a little distance.
This monumental attempt to capture the losses and triumphs of WW1, the life and death of the soldiers, the spirit of France, all within the pond in his back yard is extraordinary and sublime. The water brings you in, you get tangled in the lilies, and you sink, sink, sink into beauty.
It's monstrous that any critic would attack those beautiful garden paintings. They're masterpieces. I realize those critics are long dead, but I'm still outraged in this day and age. Beautiful pictures.
This is spectacular. Anyone who takes the time to watch will be enchanted by the story of Monets life and will better understand & appreciate the magnificence of his lifes work
Wonderful ❤!
another great painter
His life story is sad and beautiful.
Debussy's Clair De Lune is a perfect partner for that lovely artwork!💕
The Musee d'Orangie is the only museum I missed when I visited France. And I visited quite a few.
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Actually Monet WAS an abstract artists...its the abstract artists who are not abstract. Abstraction quite literally means you have to abstract from something. Just painting what you feel and splashing paint around is not abstracting from anything. Monet was abstracting shapes of value and color from real life into shapes of value and color in paint... so he gets the title !
Unfortunately these galleries are crowded with selfie taking tourists. It's abominable. There are staff in there telling people who are chatting to shush. It ruined it for me so I enjoyed Monets water lilies much better in other venues. Very sad but that's the world we live in.
I saw it. Meh.
Its in the eye of the beholder, Joel. Not everyone sees the same thing in the same way.