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Monet & architecture / Richard Thomson.

by Thomson, Richard, 1953- author.

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London, England : National Gallery Company, 2018.

Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 -- Exhibitions.

Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 -- Themes, motives.

Architecture in art -- Exhibitions.

Buildings in art -- Exhibitions.

Painting, French -- 19th century -- History and criticism.

Painting, French -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

9781857096170 (hardcover) :

1857096177 (hardcover)

248 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, photographs ; 29 cm

Introduction -- The village & the picturesque -- The city & the modern -- The monument & the mysterious -- Conclusion.

"In an innovative approach, Richard Thomson considers Claude Monet's paintings of buildings in their environment, offering a reappraisal of an artist more often associated with landscapes, seascapes and gardens. Buildings fulfilled various roles in Monet's canvases; some are chiefly compositional devices while others throw into sharp contrast the forms of man-made construction against the irregularity of nature, or suggest the absent presence of humans. The theme was both central and consistent over five decades of his 60-year career. Written by a renowned expert on Impressionism, this book covers Monet's representations of historical buildings, inner cities, beach resorts, railway bridges and stations, suburban housing and busy harbors - subjects spanning northern France, the Mediterranean, and the cities of Rouen, London, and Venice. In addition to 77 great paintings by Monet, this thematic, picture-led book includes a wealth of comparative material, such as postcards, posters and original travel photography that sets Monet's work firmly in its historical, culture, and social framework."

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