Even a person far from the world of art at least once in his life heard the name of the French artist Claude Monet. He went from poverty and persecution to the world-renowned genius of impressionism. The most famous paintings by Claude Monet are kept in the best museums of the world, art galleries and private collections. The cost of some of the artist's works reaches more than $ 40 million.
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Field of poppies at Argenteuil
"Field of poppies at Argenteuil" , written in 1873 - one of the most famous paintings by Claude Monet.
It depicts the wife and son of the artist. They go to the viewer through the tall grass dotted with bright poppies. At the top of the hillock Monet painted two more people and connected all four figures barely visible in the grass path.
It's interesting: in his youth, Monet was not going to associate his further life with painting. If it were not for the future artist's meeting with Eugene Boudin, who became his mentor, the world would have lost the founder of a new movement in painting.
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Terrace in St. Address
The most famous paintings by Claude Monet include the "Terrace in St. Addresses" , written in 1867.This is one of the artist's early masterpieces. The painting reflects one of the moments of the artist's life. Monet due to financial problems had to return home. The canvas depicts the artist and his father - they are sitting in armchairs. A little further is the cousin Monet with someone unknown.
The painting was painted in the period when the artist had not yet been carried away by Impressionism - it is characterized by a well-adjusted composition and a careful image of the details.
The picture can be seen in the New York Metropolitan Museum.
It's interesting: Monet started earning pocket money at the age of 14, drawing cartoons. His drawings were very popular with local residents.
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Breakfast on the grass
Perhaps one of the most famous paintings by Claude Monet is "Breakfast on the grass" .It was written in 1866 and is now in the Pushkin Museum. A.S.Pushkin.
The history of this masterpiece is very interesting. In 1895 the artist began work on a large picture in Shaya, but he did not like the finished version, and Manet left for Paris, leaving the canvas for the owner of the house, which the artist was renting, as collateral. Returning to Shayy, he discovered that the painting suffered from negligence. To save her, Mane cut the canvas into three parts. A year later, again having arrived in Shayi, he wrote a small copy of the big picture.
It's interesting: before meeting with his future mentor, Eugene Boudin, Monet hated him. The reason was the seascapes of the artist, which Monet considered disgusting. Buden taught him to understand and love nature.
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Water lilies
"Water lilies" , painted by the artist in 1916, became one of the most famous paintings by Claude Monet. Now the canvas is in the National Museum of Western Art of the city of Tokyo.
Since 1905, and until the end of life, the main theme of painting artists have become water lilies, or water lilies. The canvas "Water-lilies" became part of a series of magnificent water-landscapes of the artist. It is noteworthy that Monet wrote paintings from memory, since the time of flowering of water lilies is limited in time. Moreover, the artist's vision deteriorated more and more, and he could not work at the same speed.
It's interesting: one of the most expensive paintings of the artist, "Pond with water lilies", written in 1919, was sold at Christie's auction in 2008 for 80 million dollars.
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Impression. Sunrise
The most famous paintings by Claude Monet include "Impression. Sunrise » - the famous canvas, which gave the name impressionism. The painting depicts the morning at the port of Le Havre. In the foggy dawn, boats in the harbor are barely noticeable. The bright orange sun rising above the port runs counter to the general dark mood of the picture. The first viewers did not appreciate the artist's painting and considered it an unfinished work.
It's interesting: after the surgery, the artist began to see new colors. This was due to the replacement of the lens in the left eye. His paintings have changed - they have new, unusual colors.
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Lady with umbrella
"Lady with umbrella" , written in 1886 - is one of the most famous paintings by Claude Monet. It depicts Camilla Donsier, the artist's first wife, and their eldest son Jean. A woman holding an umbrella in her hand, as if she feels someone's eyes on her. The painting refers to the early period of Monet's creativity - this is evident from the fact that he was more focused on the transmission of color and light, and paid less attention to the clarity of lines.
It's interesting: the artist's paintings have often become the object of attention of criminals. In 2012, among the paintings stolen from the Rotterdam Museum was Monet's painting "The Waterloo Bridge".According to law enforcement agencies, all the stolen paintings were burned by criminals.
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Mannport
The New York Metropolitan Museum houses one of the best paintings by Claude Monet Mannport , written in 1883.It depicts the majestic Cretaceous rocks on the Normandy coast, near Etretat. The artist came here three years in a row and created about 60 canvases.
This is interesting: the first known painting by the artist was a portrait of his future wife, Camilla Donsier.
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Water Lilies
"Water Lilies" , created in 1905, became one of the most expensive and famous paintings by Monet. In 1915 the work of the great Impressionist was sold for 54 million dollars. Before buying it by an unknown collector, the picture was not exhibited for more than 70 years, since it was in a private collection.
It's interesting: a new trend in art, impressionism, got its name due to the picture of Claude Monet "Impression. Rising Sun".It is noteworthy that the artist came up with a name for the work at the last moment, preparing a picture for the first exhibition of the Impressionists.
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A lady with an umbrella turned to the left
The picture "Lady with an umbrella turned to the left", written in 1866, is one of the most famous paintings by Claude Monet. The painting depicts the adopted daughter of the artist Suzanne. The canvas is distinguished by an energetic manner of writing, the woman depicted on it - a spectacular pose.
It's interesting: most of Monet's paintings depict his wife and model Camilla Donsier. She died at the age of 32, presumably because of tuberculosis.
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Women in the garden
One of the most famous works of Claude Monet is the picture "Women in the garden" , written in 1866.The canvas is different in its size, and the artist had to work with him, digging a hole in the garden and putting a canvas in it. It is noteworthy that Camille, the future wife of Monet, became the only model for the four women portrayed in the picture.
It's interesting: Monet is among the three most expensive artists in the world.
