Intro To Art

Blog Post #3

In my search of a painting I visited the online collection of The Met and found "La Grenouillere" by artist Claude Monet from 1869. Monet’s painting at “La Grenouillere” is a physical actual place a boating and bathing resort on the Seine near Paris. The Met also mentions that Monet was not the only artist at “La Grenouillere” but also Renoir for which he has many versions and has a painting in Nationalmuseum, Stockholm which is also identical to Monet’s viewpoint in this painting. It was also believed they worked side by side. As I analyzed the painting I can say it’s a 2d painting. It is also a representational work of art and a genre painting. We see many lines across the painting and the horizon line is very visible just between the water and the land. There are many lines in the painting and all pointing to the same direction which is the middle of the panting. There is also pattern across the water which can be said are the waves. The texture of the painting makes the surface imply that we could almost touch the water as we touch the painting. The perception the painting gives is like if we were in the physical location. We can be easily submerged by the painting. Monet doesn’t really use primary colors at least not visible but does use secondary and tertiary colors. He uses a lot of cool colors such as green and blue. It almost suggests that where Monet was standing there was shade over the horizon above them all and that was captured by the colors he used. Monet uses also monochromatic/ achromatic techniques. He uses these variation in the water, in the trees and the sky. Monet definitely captured the exact precise moment of life. We are very lucky we can still view his painting at The Met . 

Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840-1926)

1869

Oil on Canvas

On View at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 818