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Connaissance des arts Special Edition / Léon Monet Brother of the artist and collector - Musée du Luxembourg

Connaissance des arts Special Edition / Léon Monet Brother of the artist and collector - Musée du Luxembourg

Written in French.

The Musée du Luxembourg is devoting an exhibition to the life of Léon Monet, an industrialist, colour chemist and collector from Rouen, who until now has remained in the shadow of his brother Claude Monet. The accompanying special issue focuses on his role in supporting and promoting ...
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Characteristics

Dimensions :
21,5 x 28,5 x 0,5 cm
Artist :
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Museum :
Musée du Luxembourg
Art movement :
Impressionism
EAN :
9782758011712
Reference :
MX015828

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The artist

Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Claude Monet (1840-1926) grew up in Le Havre where he painted landscapes of nature. After a stay in Paris, he moved to Argenteuil in 1872 where Renoir, Sisley, Manet, Pissarro and Caillebote joined him. Together, they organized an exhibition of the works denied by the Official Salon in 1874 where Monet presented 'Impression, rising sun'. The artist became leader of the Impressionnist art movement destined to capture natural light rather than trying to represent reality at its best. In 1883 he moved to Giverny, his place of creation and his artwork where he dedicated himself to painting his pond. He painted twelve artworks of the white water lilys as only subject for 10 years. At 49, the artist finally found success when he is acclaimed by the critics during a retrospective devoted to him by the gallery Petit.