Monday, May 22, 2017

Monet: The Early Years


I went to the Legion of Honor in San Francisco and got to see a great exhibition of the early work of the great French painter Claude Monet. It is the first major U.S. exhibition that is devoted to his early work. (In advance sorry if the pics are not perfect-since it was the second to last weekend a ton of people were there):















The exhibition focused on his work as he was growing as a painter. There was some genius stuff going on in his early years.
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30 comments:

  1. colleenMay 22, 2017 at 8:44 PM

    Very powerful! Someday I hope to visit his garden just outside of Paris.

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  2. Lady FiMay 22, 2017 at 9:13 PM

    Just gorgeous!

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  3. BarbRadMay 22, 2017 at 11:46 PM

    I've always loved Monet's work. You were fortunate to get to see this exhibit.

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  4. Rhonda AlbomMay 23, 2017 at 12:18 AM

    I like the contrast (and the development of similarities) to his later impressionist style. Thanks for the photos of your visit to the exhibition.

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  5. Mary K.May 23, 2017 at 12:38 AM

    Breathtaking art!

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  6. stevebethereMay 23, 2017 at 10:20 AM

    What a fab collection of art good exhibition, I wished I was artistic :-)

    Have an artistictastic week :-)

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  7. An Apel a DayMay 23, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    Still good in his early years for sure.

    I just watched a movie you might like. It's called Tim's Vermeer. It's a really good movie!

    http://www.anapeladay.com/2017/05/ww-pink-linky.html

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  8. NCSueMay 23, 2017 at 5:23 PM

    Wow. I'd never seen his earlier work,.
    Thanks for sharing with us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-beautiful-city-of-jaffa.html

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  9. Deanies StashMay 23, 2017 at 10:17 PM

    Love his early work! Thank you for visiting my blog.

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  10. Christina MorleyMay 23, 2017 at 11:21 PM

    What a great experience! I'd love to see those paintings.

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  11. Kristi MaloneyMay 24, 2017 at 2:28 AM

    Love Monet's paintings. So neat to see his early paintings. I have a few framed prints and at one point had some stationary with his prints.

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  12. MandyMay 24, 2017 at 7:07 AM

    Have you been to Monet's house in Giverny, France? If you enjoyed this, I bet you would enjoy seeing the place that inspired his paintings. :) I blogged about it here if you want to check it out.

    With Love,
    Mandy

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  13. BethMay 24, 2017 at 7:20 AM

    He is one of my favorite artists. I got my bachelors degree in Fine Art (for some odd reason--since you can't find a good job with that degree! ha!) and I was required to visit lots of art museums. I think I've seen his work at some of the museums I went to back in the day, but don't go to art museums much at all anymore. Thanks for taking me through a wonderful exhibit, Patrick!

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  14. LindaMay 24, 2017 at 7:50 AM

    Claude Monet has been one of my favourite artists for a very long time! I really enjoyed this post and beautiful paintings. Thank you so much for sharing, Patrick. :)

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  15. Carol ("Mimi")May 24, 2017 at 8:41 AM

    I have very little expertise in art history, but Monet has always been one of my favorite painters. We were fortunate to have an exhibit of impressionists (including several of Monet's paintings) here in Savannah a couple of years ago. I so much enjoyed that exhibit.

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  16. Karen Del TattoMay 24, 2017 at 8:54 AM

    I never saw the work from Monet's early years! I LOVE these paintings! I can crawl right into them.

    This post was a delight. Thanks for sharing. :-)

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  17. Kathe W.May 24, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    thanks for posting these paintings- one of my favorite artists! Cheers!

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  18. SandeeMay 24, 2017 at 11:59 AM

    I have many of his prints on my walls. My absolute favorite artist.

    Have a fabulous day. ☺

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  19. LaurieMay 24, 2017 at 1:53 PM

    Enjoyed seeing these earlier works! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!
    ~Laurie/MyHusbandHasTooManyHobbies!

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  20. mollyMay 24, 2017 at 2:43 PM

    He truly was a talented man

    MOllyx

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  21. Heather BurnettMay 24, 2017 at 5:06 PM

    Beautiful!

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  22. Catherine GacadMay 24, 2017 at 8:53 PM

    i wanted to make it out there, but i decided on matisse/diebenkorn at the sfmoma instead. i get that there were a ton of people there!!!

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  23. ClairejustineMay 25, 2017 at 2:58 AM

    What a great exhibition :) Thanks for stopping by.

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  24. Amy JohnsonMay 25, 2017 at 5:14 AM

    Absolutely stunning. One of my favorite painters!

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  25. UnknownMay 25, 2017 at 12:45 PM

    I love Monet! How lovely to see his work close up #sharethejoy

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  26. Our Little YardenMay 26, 2017 at 3:28 AM

    I love Monet's work and it so nice to see his early work Patrick

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  27. Queen Mom JenMay 26, 2017 at 8:17 AM

    Monet is one of my favorites! I would have loved to see this exhibit. I have several prints in my house right now. #happynowlinkup

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  28. Sandra LeeMay 26, 2017 at 3:41 PM

    Genius is putting it mildly these are gorgeous. You are having some incredible adventures and I'm so happy that you are sharing them with us at Celebrate Your Story. Have a fun holiday weekend!

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  29. LeannaMay 28, 2017 at 10:50 PM

    These are really stunning. What an amazing way to spend a day. I recognized a couple of these pieces, it must have been amazing to see them right in front of you. Very cool.

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  30. Syncopated MamaOctober 9, 2017 at 5:55 AM

    I love Monet -- especially his Thames scenes!

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