The Unknown Monet: Pastels and Drawings
June 24, 2007 -September 16, 2007
Sterling and Francine
Clark Art Institute
225 South Street,
Williamstown, MA
This unprecedented exhibition challenges the conventional, long-held understanding of Claude Monet’s artistic process and life. Drawing upon recently discovered documents and a body of graphic work largely unknown to the public and scholars alike, the exhibition reveals that Monet (1840–1926) relied extensively upon drafting in the development of his paintings in addition to painting his subjects directly. Monet has long been seen as an anti-draftsman, having denied the role of drawing in his working method in an effort to advance his public image as an Impressionist.
The Unknown Monet is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s graphic works, including pastels, finished drawings, and sketch- books. The show sheds new light on several aspects of Monet’s creative process by presenting a significant body of these works, many of which have not been previously exhibited, alongside related examples of his work in oil. more
it never really occurred to me before how much of the color was determined by the medium. this reminds me of redon--something monet certainly never did before.
Labels: claude monet, museum exhibitions, odilon redon
posted by lotusgreen at 7:04 PM
3 Comments:
I would *love* to see that exhibition! That vase of flowers is so beautiful. Monet was a virtuoso contuctor of colour.
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oh thanks florence! now i feel embarassed--the flowers are by redon. i thought that monet's use of that blue, unusual for him, looked more like redon than usual, but i obviously didn't lable it well enough.
sorry for the confusion!
This surprises me; never would have guessed. I like the comment that florence made, "virtuoso conductor of color."
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