Monet collectionneur by Marianne Mathieu

The collection includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures by such artists as Delacroix, Corot, Boudin, Jongkind, Manet, Renoir, Caillebotte, Cezanne, Morisot, Pissarro, Rodin, and Signac, and offers a new kind of insight into the artistic tastes and vision of this legendary artist. The masterpieces he assembled throughout his life form an outstanding, unique ensemble, one that has never before been analyzed in its entirety.

Less well known are Monet's activities as an art collector Monet as Collector is a sumptuously illustrated volume that traces this history, and in the process reconstitutes the artist's private collection. His works are on view in many of the finest museums, and details of his storied life are well documented. Finally, the themes of Paris and Nice common to the two brothers in their late life show a similar evolution toward a graphic style initiated by Raoul and revisited by Jean.A unique and intimate look into Claude Monet's outstanding personal collection of paintings, drawings, and sculptures by fellow artistsĬlaude Monet (1840-1926) was the founder of French Impressionism and remains one of the world's best-known and most beloved painters. The horse races and the paddocks of Raoul face the groomed equestrian alleys that Jean painted. The warm, vibrant palette of the circus world that Jean painted echoes the music evoked by Raoul’s work. Then, parallel sections show their personal evolutions. Starting with the Fauvist and Cubist work from Raoul, the exhibit introduces the major themes common to the two brothers: the sea, open windows and ateliers.

The exhibit, grouping about one hundred paintings, pastels and ceramics that belong to museums and private collections from all over the world, illustrates the similarities and differences between the two painters. However, sharing a common passion for colors, their distinct artwork is often compared. They then followed their own artistic paths. Ironically, this art piece realized together marks also their rupture. Monet the Collector by Marianne Mathieu (Editor), Dominique Lobstein (Editor) Hardcover 50. The exception is La Fee Electricité in 1937. Starting in 1920, the two brothers maintained a close artistic relationship, sharing their cultural explorations while pursuing parallel careers with little in common. Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), the older and the more famous of the two brothers, introduced Jean (1888-1964) to art. Raoul and Jean Dufy, brothers and painters, share this exhibit, part of a French initiative that studies the artistic relationships among family members.

Monet collectionneur by Marianne Mathieu