{"product_id":"monet","title":"Monet","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed the \"Prince of the Impressionists\", \u003cstrong\u003eClaude Monet \u003c\/strong\u003e(1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but \u003cstrong\u003ethe act of perception itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e Working \"en plein air\" with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Monet's interest in this space \"between the motif and the artist\" encompassed too the \u003cstrong\u003eephemeral nature \u003c\/strong\u003eof each image we see. In his beloved \u003cstrong\u003ewater lily series\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as in paintings of \u003cstrong\u003epoplars, grain stacks, \u003c\/strong\u003eand the\u003cstrong\u003e Rouen cathedral\u003c\/strong\u003e, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christoph Heinrich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52076939378968,"sku":"9783836503990","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/3117\/7240\/files\/9783836503990-us.jpg?v=1779124463","url":"https:\/\/northportbooksli.com\/products\/monet","provider":"Northport Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}