""Monet and Venice" at the Brooklyn Museum is the first show in more than a century devoted to the Venetian works of the French master. It's been a quarter century since New York City has seen such a generous showing of Monet's work. Nineteen of Monet's Venetian paintings are joined by some 80 other artworks, including meditations on Venice by John Singer Sargent, J.M.W. Turner, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir."
"Monet went to Venice just once, and only for three months. He completed some 37 renderings of the city the Italians call La Serenissima, or "The Most Serene." The Frenchman had long resisted painting Venice - then as now it attracted legions of tourists and tchotchke makers. The show's curator, Lisa Small, explains that at Venice he captured the "evanescent, interconnected effects of colored light and air that define his radical style.""
"When Monet arrived at Venice in October 1908 with his wife Alice he was already a 68-year-old eminence. The term "Impressionism" had gained currency following his painting "Impression, Sunrise," which was exhibited in 1874. From his base at Giverny, in France's north, he painted the plein air landscapes and water lilies that have made him among the most crowd pleasing of all artists - and a crucial figure in the development of modern art."
Monet visited Venice once in October 1908, remaining about three months and producing roughly 37 renderings of La Serenissima. He arrived at age 68 with his wife Alice after years of resisting the city because of its tourist bustle. From Giverny he had helped establish Impressionism with works such as Impression, Sunrise and the famed water lilies. In Venice he emphasized the evanescent, interconnected effects of colored light and air. Nineteen Venetian paintings appear alongside about 80 Venice-related works by artists including Sargent, Turner, and Renoir. Monet completed the series in 1912; Alice died in 1911 and he thereafter retreated to his studio and garden.
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