la historia del arte

Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872 Considered one of the most exemplary Impressionist paintings (especially because of its name), Claude Monet discourages spatial and compositional illusion and thus embodies a modern, art historical tradition. Instead, Monet depicts a beautiful scene in which the viewer is able to interpret its visual message but also appreciate an abstraction of light and color. The painting is indeed simply an impression of a sunrise - a fleeting breath of fresh, salty air in the morning. The swift, thick brushstrokes help to evoke this ephemeral experience; thick globs of paint are hurriedly swept across the surface, and one is reminded of the paint’s plasticity and the canvas itself. [image via.]

Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872

Considered one of the most exemplary Impressionist paintings (especially because of its name), Claude Monet discourages spatial and compositional illusion and thus embodies a modern, art historical tradition. Instead, Monet depicts a beautiful scene in which the viewer is able to interpret its visual message but also appreciate an abstraction of light and color. The painting is indeed simply an impression of a sunrise - a fleeting breath of fresh, salty air in the morning. The swift, thick brushstrokes help to evoke this ephemeral experience; thick globs of paint are hurriedly swept across the surface, and one is reminded of the paint’s plasticity and the canvas itself.

[image via.]

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