I have visited the National Gallery of Arts in Washington D.C. in August
2000. They have a nice collection of Monet paintings. They
also had lots of interesting exhibitions, including some very impressive
models of famous architectures. I was very glad about the whole experience.
Another
place that I have seen a Monet painting is the Getty's Museum in Southern
California. Seeing the Haystack in person changed my opinion of the
painting completely. The way he skillfully mastered his art and made
the paint seems to come off looking like actual hay just blew me away.
That was completely different from looking at a printed version of the
painting.
Impressionism
Claude
Monet (1840-1926)--
One
of my all-time favorite artist, and one of the most well known impressionist
artist. I don't know too much about art, but Monet's paintings just
give me a very soothing, peaceful feeling.
You are welcome to check out some of my Monet favorites from the Nation Gallery of Art:
The
Artist's Garden at Vétheuil, 1880
The
Japanese Footbridge, 1899
Rouen
Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight, 1894
The
Seine at Giverny, 1897
Waterloo
Bridge, London, at Sunset, 1904
Palazzo
da Mula, Venice, 1908
Works
from other websites:
Water
Lilies I, 1905
Water
Lilies, 1906
Other impressionist artists that I like include the following and more, and check out a sample of their work:
Paul
Cezanne (1839-1906)--
Riverbank,
1895
Auguste
Renoir (1841-1919)--
Flowers
In A Vase, 1866
Edgar
Degas (1834 - 1917)--
Before
the Ballet, 1890/1892
