above oil painting is by Vincent van Gogh, The Poet's Garden (1888) - The Art Institute of Chicago


Showing posts with label Monet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monet. Show all posts

Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Water-Lily Pond, Claude Monet (1899)



Detail - London, The National Gallery

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Water Lilies, Claude Monet (1906)



Oil on canvas, 87.6 x 92.7 cm (34 1/2 x 36 1/2 in); The Art Institute of Chicago

Friday, May 30, 2008

Water Lilies (The Clouds), Claude Monet (1903)



Oil on canvas, 74.6 x 105.3 cm (29 3/8 x 41 7/16 in); Private collection

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Sunday, February 24, 2008

The Breakup Of The Ice, Monet (1880)



Here we have Monet depicting the expanse and depth of the Seine River in a majestic way. (University of MI Museum of Art, 24 3/4" x 39 5/16")

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Stack of Wheat, Claude Monet (1891)



One of a series of paintings done en plein air in Giverny, France where Monet lived. (The Art Institute of Chicago)

Monday, February 11, 2008

The Red Kerchief, Portrait of Madame Monet (early 1870s)



Claude Monet painted his wife Camille many times before and after they were married in 1870. Notice his impression of his wife's movement and that moment of her looking in from the cold. Original held in the Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (100 x 80 cm).

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

The Magpie, Claude Monet (1869)



A brilliant composition by a master of light and shadow and the fleeting moment.