" ... Andrew Forge's essay pays moving tribute to the artist's legacy; Robert Gordon's selections from Manet's intimate letters and from contemporary documents (all impeccably translated by the poet Richard Howard) add poignance to the reader's experience of the last works of one of the most innovative painters of the nineteenth century, whom many consider to be the first modern artist."--Inside jacket
Claude Monet's landscapes and everyday scenes, marked by quick brushstrokes, reveal his fascination with light and color. His creative process was often painful, driven by an intense obsession to express emotions and capture the interplay of light and nature, surpassing the artistic understanding of his contemporaries.
Text in German, English. 246 p. : chiefly ill. (some col. ); 31 cm. Includes Illustrations. Exhibition held in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Oct. 19, 1985-Jan. 5, 1986 and in the Nationalgalerie Berlin, Feb. 7-March 31, 1986.