{"id":20382,"date":"2020-04-02T12:29:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T17:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/?p=20382"},"modified":"2024-02-27T00:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T06:40:00","slug":"claude-monet-paintings-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/art\/claude-monet-paintings-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude Monet Paintings & Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cBeyond painting and gardening, I\u2019m good for nothing\u2026<\/em>\u201d Claude Monet is known to have said. Although these words may bring a smile today, the Water Lilies<\/em>, almost 250 paintings that the Impressionist painter produced from life in his garden in Giverny is proof that he was in fact not only a genius in painting but also a garden lover. He was an excellent gardener and the garden that he had created at his home in Giverny is a testament to it. Here is a close look at some of Claude Monet and his paintings and his techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was in Giverny, for almost 30 years until his death, that he returned, again and again, to paint this theme as the seasons changed, producing gigantic panels now mounted on the walls of the Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Orangerie and won the heart of millions of art lovers in France and around the world. Some of the artist’s paintings – 52 of them were on display at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth<\/a> for a special exhibition – Monet:<\/em> The Late Years<\/em><\/strong>. Never before had I seen so much of his work in one room, it was such a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The exhibition traced the evolution of Monet\u2019s practice from 1913, when he embarked on a reinvention of his painting style that led to increasingly bold and abstract works, up to his death in 1926. Assembled from major public and private collections in Europe, the United States, and Asia, including holdings from the Kimbell Art Museum<\/a> and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, it included twenty of Monet\u2019s beloved Water Lily paintings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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