Among them, claude monet painted a small seascape, which was ridiculed the most. This painting is the morning scene of Harvard Harbor, and it is called Sunrise Impression. A satirical critic satirized the group of painters with this title, calling them "Impressionists".
Economically speaking, the exhibition was a complete failure, and none of it was sold. However, this new style of painting became famous from then on, and later it resounded all over the world. Since then, impressionist works have fascinated millions of people, and everyone has spared no expense to buy them. Experts believe that Monet's small seascape painting is now worth at least $2 million.
Monet suggested that his friends use the nickname given to them by critics as the name of the painting school to show their resistance and soon became the recognized leader of this painting school. He has a burly figure, thick brown long hair, intense black eyes, a delicate face with a beard and full of confidence everywhere. He insisted that everyone continue to paint in the same style and let the French learn to appreciate their works.
Monet was born in Paris on June 1840+0 1. His father is a grocer and Monet is his eldest son. Shortly after birth, the whole family moved to Manodi. His cartoon talent was appreciated by landscape painter Budan. /kloc-When he was 0/8 years old, Budan invited him to sketch outdoors. At that time, pipe painting had just been invented, and outdoor sketching was still a new thing. Monet didn't think so at first, but later he realized the beauty of imitating nature and thought that outdoor sketching was indeed the best working method for landscape painters. A young painter asked him for advice. He pointed to Yun Tianhe and said, "They are teachers. Ask them for advice and listen to their advice. "
At that time, Monet had not developed his revolutionary impressionist skills. Several paintings have been accepted by the official salon in Paris. At the age of 26, a connoisseur greatly praised his The Girl in Green. It was a fresh and lively portrait, depicting his sweetheart Tang Xiu. Tang Xiu is a delicate brunette who has been inspired by Monet for many years. But his middle-class family was very angry about their union. 1867, Monet's family cut off all financial assistance to them after learning about it. This penniless family has been evicted by the landlord many times. His friend Chejnova, who was extremely poor himself, secretly gave Monet the bread on his mother's desk, so that the Monet family could not starve to death.
That summer, Monet and Chejnova both made great achievements in their creation. In order to draw the flashing sunshine and trembling leaves on the water, they adopted a new method, abandoned all the dark colors and densely covered the canvas with solid dots and short lines. Seen from a distance, these points and lines are integrated. That summer, impressionist painting was born, and it was not named at that time.
After the Franco-Prussian War broke out, Monet paid Tang Xiutuo to a friend and went to London alone. He was fascinated by the misty smoke and fog in London. Later, he went to London several times and painted many bridges and houses of parliament on the Thames in light colors. A strange color that does not belong to the earth enveloped the whole picture.
Monet returned to France after the war. 187 1 In winter, he lived in Asin del on the Seine with his wife and children for six years. Monet paints outdoors from morning till night every day. He also bought a boat and turned it into a studio. Rain or shine, cold or hot, he doesn't work indoors. The Seine was frozen, so he dug holes in the ice to put easels and stools. If your fingers are frozen stiff, please send a warm water bag. He paints on islands and beaches, and because of the strong Atlantic wind, he ties himself and his easel to rocks (there are several seascapes and embedded sand grains). He faced the adversity in life with the same indomitable spirit. 1878, their second son Michelle was born, and Tang Xiu was seriously ill. Monet has to take care of patients, babies, do laundry and cook, and take time to sell oil paintings in the street. Although the painting is a masterpiece, its income is very small. The next year, Tang Xiu died before he was 30.
From 65438 to 0883, Monet's works were exhibited in Paris, London and Boston. At this time, impressionist painters gradually attracted people's attention.
In the art exhibition held in new york from 65438 to 0886, 45 masterpieces of Monet were exhibited, which was a turning point in his life. His works became the target of collectors' hunting, and he became a celebrity himself. 1888, even France publicly recognized his position and awarded him a medal of honor, but he angrily refused.
From 65438 to 0880, Monet enjoyed a happy and prosperous life for the first time. He organized a new family, with two little boys and a widow with six children, Hosdai. They live in a farmhouse in Sifenny, 75 kilometers outside Paris. The house is not neatly built and has gray shutters. There is a winding stream on the grass and a one-way railway next to the garden. There are four trains running every day. Siphony is Monet's paradise on earth. He loved this place for 43 years, painted with it and died here.
One day, he and his assistant were painting on the hillside behind the house, drawing haystacks in the sunset. 15 minutes later, the light changed, making him unable to continue, greatly distressed. So he asked his assistant to go home and get another canvas. Before long, he had to change another one. The famous "series" oil paintings came into being. Monet painted this haystack in the morning and evening all year round. When he went out, he took more than a dozen canvases and changed them one by one with the change of light or weather. He painted the facade of Rouen Gothic Cathedral in the same way for two years.
Monet likes painting water best. Soon after he moved to West Fenny, he drew water to build a pool and planted yellow, red, blue, white and rose water lilies in the pool. His love for these flowers is growing day by day, and he has been painting for nearly 30 years. The bigger the painting, the more abstract it is. In front of the huge oil paintings he painted in his later years, the viewer will feel suspended on the strange water world, watching the reflection of white clouds slide across the water among the giant leaves of water lilies.
Monet's best friend in his later years was French Prime Minister Clemenceau during the First World War. One day, Monet told Kerry Duhamel Du Monceau that he wanted to build a showroom with huge water lily paintings on the wall, so that people could have a place to meditate in this world of bullets. Kerry Duhamel Du Monceau encouraged him to carry out the plan.
However, Monet's eyesight is declining day by day, and he often cuts the canvas angrily because he is unable to do so. He said once or twice that he would give up the plan. Hearing this, the busy Prime Minister rushed from the Cabinet Office to Siphony to persuade the old man not to be discouraged: "Draw, draw, whether you know it or not, there will be immortal works." Kerry Duhamel Du Monceau was right. Monet's oil painting "Water Lily Mending the Wall" presented to France to commemorate the armistice of World War I is recognized as Monet's greatest work.
Monet's vision recovered after cataract surgery, so he can continue painting in his later years. Sometimes he still cuts the canvas angrily. However, when he was handy, he knew that he had almost realized his dream as a teenager and almost painted an "unpainted beauty in the air". He died at the age of 86. Shortly before his death, he mentioned in his letter that he had gained great happiness in his day's work.
Monet taught the world a new view. His friend Cezanne put it well: "Monet is just an eye, but my God, what a great eye it is!" " "