"It is extraordinary to see the sea; what a spectacle! She is so unfettered that one wonders whether it is possible that she again become calm."
" C'est extraordinaire de voir la mer; quel spectacle! Elle est si libre qu'on se demande s'il est possible qu'elle redevienne calme."
-Claude Monet
Today, November 14th, in 1840 Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris, France. He was a French painter, a founder of French Impressionist painting and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein air landscape painting
Have you had the good fortune of viewing any of Monet's works in person?
Love Monet. One of my favorites. He's the artist who first drew me to impressionism.
I don't think I have actually seen any of his paintings, but I could be wrong. It is easy to become overwhelmed when you go to a major art museum.
I visited the Tate Modern on several occasions when I lived in London. I usually took my time and spent an hour round one floor level per visit, and then went back the following weekend to another part of the museum (there's a huge collection). And on a regular basis, there were special exhibits shown for a limited period of time. I have had the good fortune of viewing some of Monet's paintings including the Water-Lilies (after 1916).
Saw his Water Lilies at MOMA
I love the paintings of Claude Monet. The Art Institute of Chicago has a wonderful collection of Impressionist paintings, including Monet's luminous haystack paintings.