His most famous, and brilliantly painted, narrative series, and an experimental oddity.
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The series A Harlot’s Progress and A Rake’s Progress told detailed and complex narratives using paintings alone.
His paintings of trees reached a peak in 1887-92, with his series of poplars. Among these are some of the finest Impressionist paintings.
Sadly neglected today, his landscapes are some of the finest of the century, and his depictions of trees are among the best.
Monet’s paintings are overfamiliar, overexposed, and devalued. Can this book cast fresh light?
This article summarises the information that I have now obtained from working through that catalogue raisoné, and includes new information on Pissarro’s series paintings.
Perhaps they are the landscape equivalent of serial self-portraiture after all.
This article considers Claude Monet’s series paintings: how they developed, which major series he produced, and what he intended by painting them.
This article considers Alfred Sisley’s series paintings: how they developed, which major series he produced, and what he intended by painting them.
This article considers Camille Pissarro’s series paintings: how they developed, which major series he produced, and what he intended by painting them.
