Friday 4 October 2013

Something beautiful for you to enjoy today....


Springtime by Claude Monet, 1872, Oil on Canvas

Maybe it is a bit strange to be posting a Spring time painting in Autumn time but to me this painting is so beautiful that I just had to share it. The painting is by Claude Monet and shows his wife, Camille Doncieux under a canopy of lilac trees. Look at the dashes of fleeting light on her dress which shine through the leaves from the tree she sits under, so beautiful! She looks so peaceful reading while shading herself from the sunshine and resting in the cool of the tree. The grass looks lush and green and she seems unaware of at peace with her husband sketching her. Just three years after this painting was painted Camille became ill and died from suspected pelvic cancer in 1879. 

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6 comments:

  1. Beautiful painting. I like how you point out the details that I might otherwise miss. Such a sad story tho.

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    1. Thanks for your comment. I love art history so really enjoy writing these kind of posts.

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  2. I too love Monet. Several years ago I saw the progression of paintings of his Japanese bridge at the Tate. The fact that one of the paintings was from North Carolina made me smile. As the cataracts covered his eyes, the lines in the paintings became less distinct, making his journey appear to be that of a sleeper approaching a beautiful dream.

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    1. Oh wow, that sounds like a wonderful exhibition. I like your analogy of a sleeper approaching a dream, that is beautiful and will stay with me now when I think of Monet's paintings. Thanks so much!

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  3. Monet has always been one of my favourite artists, there's just something about his paintings that draws you to them. Every time I've seen one of his paintings I've instantly focussed my attention on it, even in a gallery full of other amazing art!
    Thank you so much for sharing this~

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    1. His paintings do seem to have the power to do that don't they? So beautiful. I was lucky enough to see lots of his work in Paris at Musée de l’Orangerie. I had seen some of his smaller works but to see his water lilies at this scale was amazing and breathtaking

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