Sunrise Impression-Monet
This is Monet's description of a foggy morning in the French port of le havre: the sea was dyed lavender by the morning light, the sky was dyed reddish by various color blocks, the water waves were drawn by strokes of different thicknesses, three swaying boats were hazy in the color spots of Bo Tu, the figures on board were faintly discernible, and the chimneys of factories and cranes on large ships were looming in the distance. The painter put this impression from a window on the canvas, so boldly using messy brushstrokes to express the scene of fog blending, which is unprecedented. This work shocked the painting world. Monet (1840 ~ 1926), French painter. One of the founders of impressionism. The name of Impressionism comes from his painting Impression of Sunrise. Born in Paris. I first learned from Budan and was influenced by Jin Rong and Crowe. After turning to the outside light, Manet and Turner's works inspired him a lot. Monet's creative purpose is mainly to explore the way to express nature, record the instant feelings and impressions, and the dynamic things he saw. He has long explored the performance effect of light color and air; Often in different time and light, the same object is depicted continuously, and the instantaneous feeling is expressed from the natural light color change. Do not pay attention to the clear three-dimensional shape of the object. His main works include Lunch on the Grass, Balcony of San Andres, Woman in the Garden, Impression of Sunrise, Paris Saint-Lachal Railway Station, Haystacks and group painting Water Lily.
Crazy, grotesque, disgusting and ugly! "This is the frenzy of an art critic in Paris from 65438 to 0874, and the object is non-traditional exhibitions of oil paintings, crayons and other paintings. The organizers are a group of friends who refused to exhibit their works in the official salon in Paris. The works of these young rebels, with peculiar colors and extensive writing, take simple daily life as the theme and do not follow the fashion to draw rigorous portraits and magnificent historical scenes. The exhibition of art soon became the talk of the streets of Paris. The masses not only laughed, but even spat on the canvas. Among them, claude monet painted a small seascape, which was ridiculed the most. This is a morning scene of Harvard Harbor, 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 attracted 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 pays more attention to capturing fleeting scenes than any painter does to the outline of the object itself. He said, "Light is the protagonist in the painting." He also described how to draw "beautiful air" ... but it was impossible. Monet devoted his life to painting things that could not be painted. Many of his masterpieces are fleeting beautiful scenery-there are clouds in the sky behind the girl with an umbrella, and we can almost feel the breeze blowing the clouds and smell the salt in the air in the seascape where the waves beat against the rocks on the shore.
Learn from nature
Monet1840165438+10/4 was born in Paris. 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 teachings. "
Monet used his savings from selling comics to study art in Paris.
At that time, Monet had not developed his revolutionary impressionist skills. Several paintings were accepted by the official salon in Paris. At the age of 26, a connoisseur praised his The Girl in Green. It was a fresh and lively portrait, depicting his sweetheart Tang Xiu.
needful
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 outbreak of the French war, he left Tang Xiutuo in the care of his friends 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 painted on the beach of a beautiful island at sea. Because of the strong Atlantic wind, he tied himself and his easel to the rock. There are several seascapes, and you can also see the sand grains embedded in them. 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.
paradise on earth
From 65438 to 0883, Monet's works were exhibited in Paris, London and Boston. At this time, impressionist painters gradually attracted people's attention. The art exhibition held in new york from 65438 to 0886 exhibited 45 masterpieces by Monet, which was a turning point in his life: his works became the target of collectors and he became a celebrity himself. 1888, even France publicly recognized his status and offered to award him a medal of honor. He refused angrily and never bowed to tradition. It was in 1880 that Monet first enjoyed a happy and prosperous life. He organized a new family, with two little boys and a widow with six children, Hosdai. Two people and eight children live together in a farmhouse in Sifenny, 75 kilometers from 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 every day. Sydney is Monet's paradise on earth, 43 years before and after; He loved this place, painted with it and died here. One day, he and his daughter, Prynne, were painting on the hillside behind the house. It's a haystack at sunset. 15 minutes later, the light changed, making it impossible for him to continue. He was very upset, so he told Prynne to go home and get another oil painting. Soon, he had to change another one. This is how 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.
"Unique vision!"
Monet likes painting water best. Soon after he moved to West Fenny, he drew water to build a pond and planted yellow, red, blue, white and rose water lilies in the pond. His love for these flowers is growing day by day, and he has been painting for nearly 30 years, and he never tires of painting. The bigger he is, the more abstract he 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 gradually declined, and he often cut the canvas angrily because he was unable to do so. Once or twice, he said that he would give up the plan. Hearing this, the busy Prime Minister hastily pulled himself out of the cabinet office 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", dedicated to France to commemorate the armistice of the First World War, was exhibited in the Orange Garden in Paris and was recognized as Monet's most outstanding work. After cataract surgery, his eyesight has been greatly improved, so he can continue painting in his later years. Sometimes I still get angry and cut the canvas. 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 wrote a letter from Schiffney saying that his day's work was great.