Monet

(A Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Edition). Both the most typical and the most individual painter associated with the Impressionist movement, Claude Monet's (1840-1926) aesthetics were dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and in particular landscape, offer the human eye. His poplars, grain stacks, Rouen Cathedral, and waterlily paintings were realized long before the appearance of the contemporary avant-garde. This generously illustrated book traces the life's work of this irreducible figure in modern art. Biographical Summary, Alphabetic List of Paintings. Color/b&w illus. 220p.