中文简介：

印象派王子克劳德·莫奈（1840-1926）捕捉现实不断变化的面貌，他改变了人们对画布绘画的期望。莫奈打破了几个世纪的先例，不仅仅寻求呈现现实，而是感知行为本身。他在户外以快速、急躁的笔触创作，探究光线对色调、图案和轮廓的影响，以及这些视觉印象落在眼睛上的方式。莫奈对主题和艺术家之间的空间的兴趣也涵盖了我们所看到的每幅图像的短暂性。在他钟爱的睡莲系列，以及白杨树、粮堆和鲁昂大教堂的画作中，他在不同季节、不同天气条件、Ⅰ天中的不同时间回归同一主题，探索不断的变化。我们的视觉环境。本书对一位艺术家进行了铋要的介绍，他的作品同时反映了绘画的目的和时间的流逝，从而不可逆转地改变了艺术的故事。关于该系列：TASCHEN 基础艺术系列中的每本书都包含以下内容： 按时间顺序详细概述艺术家的生活和作品，涵盖其文化和历史重要性 简明传记 约 100 张插图和说明文字

英文简介：

Prince of the ImpressionistsCapturing the ever-changing face of realityHailed the Prince of the Impressionists , Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working en plein air with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye. Monet's interest in this space between the motif and the artist encompassed too the ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment. This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art. About the Series:Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 s with explanatory captions