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Art Appreciation 1301- 61006Professor Medina

Artist: Claude Monet

Created in France in 1900

Oil on canvas

35x 39 ¾

Bridgeman Art

Media: oil on canvas allowing the usage of fine details

Technique: Impressionist which was founded by Monet

experimenting with different brushstroke techniques in the

1870s. The usage of mixed colors and small soft strokes can be

seen.

Time Period: end of the 20th century

Geographical Location: Waterlily Pond: Pink Harmony was a

series of painting created in Giverny, France.

“The Japanese Bridge, Giverny

1892”

“Impression: Sunrise”

• Photo was taken in 2013 at the Dallas Arboretum• Cell phone Camera • Torched up with Aviary app with the effect of clyde

• Photo was taken in 2013 at the Dallas Arboretum• Cell phone without any alternations • Vantage point from the end of the waterfall pond

representation of the Impressionist with the incorporation of the light and atmospheric conditions

ambient light reflected through the lens of the camera

hues primarily of green, brown, and red with values of lightness and darkens

Motion as seen through the movement along the water

Scale seen through the foreground of the people

“Shimmering Pond”

Value and light as seen through the reflection of the sun light in the water.

Representation of shading due to the shadows of the trees

Hues of green, red, brown, and blue with the variation values within each color.

Visual texture as seen through the rocks, and shrubs.

Asymmetrical balance were the pond is the focal point dividing the scenery.

Cascading Autumn

Done in the impressionist style as Monet is the creator of this movement◦ The usage of small and soft strokes are represented

within his style

warm and cool hues of blues, red, and green as indicating the usage of the chromatic scale due to the verity of hues

visual texture as indicated by the flora and that of the bridge becoming more objective.

planer space as indicating the depth and the length of the pond.

The usage of motion as if the water in the pond had movement of current

scale between the pond and that of the bridge indicating the ponds width.

Waterlily Pond: Pink Harmony

Shimmering Pond was an emphasis on the beauty of nature towards a sense to landscape.

Within the painting one can depict the presence of humans as the creation of the manmade

water pond symbolizing that human and nature can coexist together in a balanced way.

The depiction of flora and water in an atmosphere with amplifying light implicates an

outdoor scene as telling the viewer to appreciate the beauty of nature and preserve mother

nature.

“Shimmering Pond”

Water lily Pond: Pink Harmony theme conceives of nature were the focal point and vanishing points consist of a scenery created by the artist outdoor garden.

The highly observation of the scenery related to the natural light and the atmospheric conditions.

“Waterlily Pond: Pink Harmony”

Both have a resemblance that deal with nature’s land

The usage of light source and the atmospheric conditions as that of the Impressionist

Presence of humans as the creators of the foreground (manmade pond)

Difference between them is the vividness of the details interpretations of the objects within the painting and picture.

Monet, Claude (1840-1926). Waterlily Pond: Pink Harmony, 1900. 01 Oct. 2004. Bridgeman. eLibrary. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.

Monet, Claude (1840-1926). The Japanese Bridge, Giverny, 1892. 01 Oct. 2004. Bridgeman. eLibrary. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

Monet, Claude (1840-1926). Impression: Sunrise, Le Havre, 1872. 01 Oct. 2004. Bridgeman. eLibrary. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.