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Claude Monet (Merichel Almonte)

Claude Monet, Monet’s work is famous for its loose brushwork, vibrant color palette, and emphasis on natural light and atmosphere. The work I selected is “Agapanthus”, a series of paintings that Monet created between 1914 and 1926. I chose it because since I saw it it gave me a feeling of peace, nature. I am a very lover of flowers because they make me feel calm. When someone gives me flowers it makes me feel loved, happy and even lifts their spirits. I chose it because of the colors and also because of the shape of the leaves. It transports me to my country of the Dominican Republic because we have many similar plants. It reminds me of the countryside when I went to visit my grandmother who played outdoors with my cousins. It was a very beautiful part of my childhood that I value a lot and makes me feel happy since here in this country I cannot experience any of that because of the system, because of the lack of time here we do not have that type of nature.

Additionally, what attracted me to this piece was the beautiful interplay of color and light, and the way Monet was able to capture the essence of the scene without resorting to detailed realism. The painting feels alive and dynamic, as if you are viewing the garden in a specific, fleeting moment. This ability to evoke a sense of life and movement is a testament to Monet’s skill and the power of the Impressionist style.

  This series is part of her broader exploration of his water garden in Giverny, France, which includes her famous Water Lilies series. Agapanthus paintings focus on clusters of these lily-like flowers, often with the water garden in the background. “Agapanthus” reflects the aesthetic preferences associated with modernism in several ways. Modernism was a reaction against traditional art forms and the emphasis was on new ways of seeing and describing the world. Monet’s work embodies this through his innovative use of color and light to capture fleeting impressions of the natural world. His loose brushwork and his emphasis on the effects of light and atmosphere over detail or realism are distinctive characteristics of this movement.