Monet / Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape (Hardcover)
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Description
A fresh view of Monet and Mitchell, two of the most experimental painters of the twentieth century.
French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926) famously drew inspiration from nature near his home in Giverny: from sunlight on the Seine, textured flowers in his garden, weeping willow trees, and waterlilies floating below his Japanese bridge. In 1967, American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell (1925–92) moved to Vétheuil, a village just miles from Monet’s estate. There, the French landscape began to emerge in her paintings: the branches of a linden tree, expansive fields, tangles of greenery, and the river and sky.
Monet / Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape examines the aesthetic and thematic dialogue between these important artists, the subject of a 2023 exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Twelve paintings by each artist reveal similarities in their subject matter, composition, vibrant color, and gestural brushwork.
About the Author
Simon Kelly is curator and head of department of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Simon Kelly is curator and head of department of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Praise For…
"Monet/Mitchell doesn’t present these equally brilliant artists in opposition to each other, it isn’t 'Monet vs. Mitchell,' this pairing allows both to be elevated–great athletes playing alongside each other, attaining new heights in the process."
— Chadd Scott