Monet was an impressionist in the mid-late 1800s. HIs paintings include Sunrise, Water Lillies, The poppies, and many others. Unlike other painters of his time, the impressionists would paint what they saw around them instead of copying from old paintings at the Louvre. Monet charmed his way into getting food and clothing while living in Paris and he eventually moved to Giverny. There he lived with all of his children and his 2nd wifes children, making it so that about 10 kids were running around. Monet created a remarkable garden for himself. This is wear he painted Water LIllies which to this day remains one of his most famous paintings, and an extremely well known picture in itself. He has rows of flower with sunflowers next to hibiscus, making a very diverse and beautiful garden. The most beautiful part of the garden in my opinion is the Water LIllies. He has Japanese bridges and a stream runs around all of it. The famous boat in his pictures is still there as well. (picture from http://www.allmonet.com/1%20Water-Lily_Pond__1897-1899.jpg) Most people hated Monet's pictures because they thought they looked so sloppy. Monet did find various customers in France who bought his work and kept him afloat. Clearly with such a nice in Giverny his work was somewhat appreciated, but most of the other impressionists never got to that point in their life-time. During the begining of MOnet's career, after attending well-renown painting schools the majority of France rejected all of Monet's paintings and he was not chosen to display paintings in the major auctions, museums, and collection locations in France.
Wow I never knew that Monet's work was hated and not displayed in France during his time. Thats interesting because now his artwork is displayed in the most famous museums and is label at a priceless price. His artwork is very different so i can see why people during the time where everything was similar and if people branched out they were considered very weird.
ReplyDeleteIn your post you said, "The famous boat in his pictures is still there as well." I don't see any boat in the picture. Can you explain what you were referring to?
ReplyDeleteAlso, what does the following sentence mean:
"Clearly with such a nice in Giverny his work was somewhat appreciated," I think you meant nice house in Giverny, France?
Lastly, I did some research, and based on the size of his house (as you mentioned), as well as the amount of paintings he sold, I see no indication that his art was rejected or that he had difficulty selling it at all. Can you please point me to your source which states that Monet's pictures were "hated by most people"?