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Monet and Architecture: A New Exhibition Reveals Startling Truths About the  Artist | Architectural Digest

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Monet is known as the "father of Impressionism". He is also known as an early precursor to modernism;  he stated that his goal was  to paint nature as he saw it. The term "Impressionism" comes from Monet's painting,  Impression, Soleil levant,  exhibited at the 1874 Salon des Refusés also known  as "an exhibition of rejects" initiated by Monet and  other non-conforming artists as an alternative to the traditional Salons. He was born on November 14th,  1840, and lived till December 5th, 1926. The pieces displayed are all painted by Monet himself,  all are great examples of impressionism,  and many are in fact quite famous. 

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MONET: IMPRESSION, SUNRISE 1872, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THIS IS  THE PAINTING THAT GAVE  THE NAME "IMPRESSIONISM". MONET DEPICTED HIS HOMETOWN OF LE HARVE ON A FOGGY DAY. THE NAME OF THE PAINTING AND  THE ARTISTIC MOVEMENT CAME  FROM FRENCH ART CRITIC LOUIS LEROY,  WHO REVIEWED THIS EXHIBITION AND  ACCUSED MONET'S GROUP OF PAINTING NOTHING BUT  IMPRESSIONS. 

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Claude Monet - Nymphéas (Waterlilies), 1914-1917, detail

MONET: NYMPHÉAS (WATER LILIES) 1914-1917 THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WATER LILIES FROM MONET'S WATER LILIES SERIES.  A TRADEMARK OF THE IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT WAS  SERIES OR ARTWORK DEPICTING  THE SAME OR SIMILAR SUBJECTS WITH SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN DESIGN,  COLOR, AND OTHER FEATURES BETWEEN THEM. THE WATER LILIES SERIES IS  ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE WITH UPWARDS OF 250 KNOWN PAINTINGS. 

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MONET: THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, SUNSET 1903 HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IS  ANOTHER IMPRESSIONIST SERIES WITH 19 KNOWN WORKS. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR POSITIONING SHOWS  THAT MONET'S PAINTINGS CONTAIN  ELEMENTS OF ACCURATE OBSERVATION AND  CAN BE AN INDICATOR FOR VICTORIAN-ERA SMOG. 

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MONET: BEACH IN POURVILLE 1882 THIS OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING PORTRAYS  A SMALL BEACHSIDE COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN FRANCE. A THIEF STOLE THE PAINTING FROM THE POZNAŃ NATIONAL MUSEUM IN SEPTEMBER 2000. THE PIECE WAS CUT OUT OF THE FRAME AND  REPLACED WITH A COPY PAINTED ON CARDBOARD. WHEN STOLEN, THE PAINTING WAS  VALUED AT MORE THAN $1 MILLION. THE PAINTING WAS EVENTUALLY RECOVERED  ON JANUARY 12TH, 2010. 

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MONET: SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE AT DUSK 1908-1912 MONET ONCE SAID, "VENICE IS  TOO BEAUTIFUL TO BE PAINTED".  HOWEVER, HE WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE CREATED A SERIES OF EXTRAORDINARY PAINTINGS OF VENETIAN MONASTERY-ISLAND ENTITLED  SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE AT DUSK. HE ALSO PAINTED THIS PIECE WITHOUT BEING  PRESENT IN FRONT OF HIS SUBJECT AS HE HAD  VISITED VENICE ONLY ONCE. 

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MONET: WOMAN WITH A PARASOL 1875 WOMEN WITH A PARASOL DEPICTS  MONET'S WIFE AND THEIR SON AT THEIR HOME IN GIVERNY. THIS PAINTING CANNOT BE  CLASSIFIED AS A BASIC PORTRAIT DUE TO THE STYLE AND  ANGLE, BUT RATHER AS A GENRE PAINTING. MONET IS ONLY SAID TO HAVE  SPENT A FEW HOURS ON THIS PAINTING. 

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Haystacks: End of Summer by Claude Monet | Haystacks: End of… | Flickr

MONET: STACKS, END OF SUMMER 1890-1891  THE HAYSTACK SERIES IS ONE OF MONET'S MOST CELEBRATED WORKS. THERE ARE 25 PAINTINGS IN THE SERIES. AND THE PAINTINGS ARE KNOWN  FOR THEIR USE OF LIGHT AND  ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE FOUR SEASONS. 

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MONET: POPLARS 1891 POPLARS IS ANOTHER SERIES WITH AT LEAST TEN KNOWN PIECES IN EXISTENCE.  THE TREES DEPICTED ARE IN A MARSH ALONG THE EPTE RIVER NEAR MONET'S FAMED HOME AND  STUDIO. 

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