monet, claude

Written as a report by a fictitious student, this biography of Monet profiles his life and artworks.

Using sketches and paintings by Monet, Seen from a Distance explains how the artist developed his methods for rendering the effects of light, and how he created works that were in many ways more realistic than anything painted before.

Provides information about the life and work of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet, discussing his family and friends, as well as his career as a painter which he continued until his death in 1926 at the age of eighty-six.

Claude Monet is best known as a leader of the Impressionists, his paintings defining the style that triggered a revolution in art.

A picture book biography of the life of Claude Monet. Includes a time line of his works as well as related art appreciation activities.

Monet loved to paint what he saw around him, and soon art dealers and collectors were lining up each morning to see as Monet saw. Monet, however, waited only for the light. His brush moved back and forth, chasing sunlight-putting in the arduous work to create an image that seemed to contain no effort at all.

"Artist Claude Monet's porcelain sculpture of a cat, named Chika, springs to life and runs through all of Monet's most famous paintings"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life and work of French Impressionist painter, Claude Monet.

"Artist Claude Monet's porcelain sculpture of a cat, named Chika, springs to life and runs through all of Monet's most famous paintings"--Provided by the publisher.

Chronicles the life and career of painter Claude Monet, who is considered to be the founder of French Impressionism painting.