Claude Monet 1840-1926

Christoph Heinrich

ISBN 10: 382289317X / ISBN 13: 9783822893173

Published by Benedikt Taschen, Koln, 1994

About this Item

Study of the life and work of the French painter and founder of Impressionist painting. 96pp with index and chronology, illustrated throughout with colour reproductions. Slight scuffing and marking to cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 012388

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Claude Monet 1840-1926
• Publisher: Benedikt Taschen, Koln
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 382289317X
• ISBN 13: 9783822893173
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

About this title

Synopsis

Monet is considered to be the most important representative of Impressionism. In painting the sea, landscapes, flowers and, at the end of his life, water lilies, he was always capturing the immediacy of nature. This book describes his life and work.

About the Author

Christoph Heinrich studied art history, theater, and German literature in Vienna and Munich, receiving his doctorate for his work on the changing concept of the monument in contemporary art. From 1994 till 2007, he was employed at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, where he was appointed curator of the Galerie der Gegenwart in 1997. Since 2007, Heinrich has been working as the Modern and Contemporary art curator at the Denver Art Museum. He is the author of numerous books and articles on 20th-century and contemporary art.