Claude Monet (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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Monet's role in art history
Monet's role in art history
Founding father of Impressionist movement
Monet's birth date & place
Monet's birth date & place
14th Nov 1840, Paris, France
Monet's death date & place
Monet's death date & place
5th Dec 1926, Giverny, France
Monet's famous quote about colour
Monet's famous quote about colour
Colour is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment
Origin of term 'Impressionism'
Origin of term 'Impressionism'
From Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise' (1872)
Meaning of 'en plein air'
Meaning of 'en plein air'
Outdoor painting to observe natural light
Duration of Monet's career
Duration of Monet's career
60 years, from around 1860 to 1926
Monet's series paintings concept
Monet's series paintings concept
Same subject under different lighting conditions
Name a Monet series
Name a Monet series
Water Lilies, Haystacks, or Rouen Cathedral
Monet's optical colour mixing
Monet's optical colour mixing
Pure colours applied directly, viewer's eye mixes them
Monet's brushwork style
Monet's brushwork style
Loose, gestural strokes suggesting rather than defining
Recurring motif in Monet's work
Recurring motif in Monet's work
Parasol - to study light interaction & shadows
Impressionist colour application
Impressionist colour application
Bright, pure colours side by side, not mixed on palette