Procure River Of Light: Monets Impressions Of The Seine Created By Douglas Skeggs Rendered As File

many full page colour images of Monet's landscapes plus some photographs of the time of life and industry, towns and the river around locations where Monet lived and worked.

The information in the text is comprehensive on Monet's life from the start at Le Havre through to the end at Giverny.
Although light on depth it is a very good place to start for the student or as an introduction to Impressionism.
Well researched. There are several examples for instance of Maupassant's writing that accurately describe a scene the same as a painting by Monet.

There is a good description of Monet's painting technique on page,

A good point to keep in mind is that with art books the writer is expressing their individual views and feelings, even though a statement is blandly given as an accepted fact example: p."
Composition is a term with a funereal ring to it the very mention of the word conjures up theories, formulas" etc: I've never heard such rubbish as considering composition in those terms.
Composition is one of the essential foundations of painting, along with tone and colour harmony, Composition's importance is foremost in as much as it must be established first,
I'll add more notes later, River of Light: Monet's Impressions of the Seine

Monet lived by the Seine for most of his life.
Every house he rented was within walking distance of its banks, and many of his later paintings were made from the deck of a boat moored on its surface.
Over the years the river was to become the recurring theme of his work,
 From his early years in the desolate landscapes of the Seine estuary, through the towns and villages in the peaceful countryside of the upper Seine, to his famous house at Giverny with its beautiful water garden, Monet discovered every aspect of this river's character, absorbing each in turn into his painting.
He captured the life of the river with its many layers of colour and vibrant activity: the lively cages and bathing places the bridges and riverside promenades of town and country the flashing style of the river regattas the soft movement and discreetly coloured shadows of grass and foliage along the riverbanks.
This varied and inexhaustible subject matter inspired a lifetime's work,
 The Seine was not only Monet's preferred subject, it was the testing ground for his painting, where he first experimented in colour

and design.
Perhaps more than any other painter, Monet provided a new way of seeing which became common currency, The paintings of the river form a pattern through Monet's work which illuminates his art: a celebration of the painter's craft and of the ensuring fascination of his subject.

 
Douglas Skeggs is Director of the New Academy of Art in Chelsea, London, He is a writer, broadcaster and painter, In his academic career he has lectured at art courses, societies and universities throughout England, and also in France, Belgium and Germany.
He was writer and presenter of a BBC television documentary on Whistler and has advised on other arts features and television drama.
He is also a painter with three oneman exhibitions to his credit, .