Monday Morning Museum: Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot – Thursday 14 January 1841 Bourges, France to Saturday 2 March 1895 Paris, France

French Impressionist Painter


Although the view I have seen from Trocadero includes the Eiffel Tower, Morisot’s - View of Paris From the Trocadero Heights, 1872 – is a nice reminder of the area pre-Eiffel.



Last Monday’s Artist – Charles Rettew Sheeler, Jr.
Next Monday’s Artist – Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins

Images:
Left: Harbor in the Port of Fecamp, 1874 is from the website the-athenaeum.org
Center: Young Woman Seated on a Sofa, 1879 is from the website metmuseum.org
Right: Fall Colors in the Bois de Boulogne, 1888 is from the website the-athenaeum.org
Below: “Monday Morning Museum” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent

Monday Morning Museum: Oscar Claude Monet

Oscar Claude Monet – Saturday 14 November 1840 Paris, France to Sunday 5 December 1926 Giverny, France

French Impressionist Painter

Monet is my favorite Impressionist painter and I love his place in Giverny!


This is one of the eight tableaux from Monet’s Les Nymphéas installation at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris and it is the one I really like – Le Matin Clair Aux Saules




Last Monday’s Artist – Edward J. Steichen
Next Monday’s Artist – Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin


Images:
Left: Vétheuil Dans Le Brouillard, 1879 from the website upload.wikimedia.org
Center: Bridge Over A Pond Of Water Lilies, 1899 from the website metmuseum.org
Right: Weeping Willow, 1918-1919 from the website upload.wikimedia.org
Below: “Monday Morning Museum” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent

Monday Morning Museum: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Thursday 25 February 1841 Limoges, France to Wednesday 3 December 1919 Cagnes, France

French Impressionist Painter

Father of film director Jean Renoir

Here is one of my favorite Renoir paintings - Le Dejeuner Des Canotiers, 1880-81 - which to me evokes the joy of French life.

Next Monday's Artist - André Derain

Images:
Left: Portrait of Charles and Georges Durand-Ruel, 1882 from the website upload.wikimedia.org
Center: Two Young Girls At The Piano, 1892 from the website metmuseum.org
Right: The White Pierrot, 1901-02 from the website dia.org
Below: "Monday Morning Museum" logo created by Adrean Darce Brent