內容簡介
內容簡介 身為印象派風格中最具代表性的畫家之一,莫內的畫作對於後世的創作者帶來許多深遠的影響。如果您對他的畫作深感興趣,千萬別錯過本書。 除了透納以外,或許再也沒有人能夠像莫內一樣,巧妙地透過畫布和畫筆,生動地捕捉光影印象的紛呈變化。莫內重新創造了色彩運用的可能性,這可能歸功於他早期對於日本繪畫的興趣、他在阿爾及利亞服兵役的時光、或者他在1800年代晚期和許多知名畫家的互動。無論如何,莫內的畫作永遠地改變了我們觀看自然世界的方式。在這本傳記性的著作中,將客觀地描述這位偉大畫家的生平事蹟,並收錄許多關於莫內畫作的精美細節和精采評論。本書的作者是Daniel Wildenstein,他是一位藝術歷史學家,同時也是法國巴黎Académie des Beaux-Arts的成員之一。他曾負責編輯許多國際藝術期刊,同時也協助推動和策劃了許多國際知名的藝術展覽。他是研究印象主義的國際權威,曾為高更、馬奈和莫內等印象派畫家編輯專書。Master of the sublime: The essential Impressionist No other artist, apart from J.M.W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cézanne called “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object.It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the major painters of the late 19th century, the work Monet produced throughout his long life would change forever the way we perceive both the natural world and its attendant phenomena. The high point of his explorations was the late series of waterlilies, painted in his own garden at Giverny, which, in their approach toward almost total formlessness, are really the origin of abstract art.This biography does full justice to this most remarkable and profoundly influential artist, and offers numerous reproductions and archive photos alongside a detailed and insightful commentary. About the Series:Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.Bookworm’s delight — never bore, always excite!
作者介紹
作者介紹 The author: Daniel Wildenstein (1917-2001) was an art historian and member of the Acad�mie des Beaux-Arts (Paris). From 1939 onwards, he was Director of the Wildenstein Galleries of New York, London and Tokyo. He edited several international journals, e.g. the magazine Arts from 1956-1962 and the Gazette des Beaux-Arts after 1963. He co-founded the Fondation Wildenstein in 1970 (it was renamed the WildensteinInstitute in 1984), and was a prime mover in many exhibitions of international repute. Daniel Wildenstein also edited the catalogues raisonn�s of various 18th, 19th and 20th century artists. He was a world authority on Impressionism, and published catalogues of the works of Gauguin, Manet and Monet.