Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Claude Monet - French


Belle-Ile, rain effect


Rocks at low tide, Pourville



Point of Rocks at Port-Goulphar


These seascapes by Monet illustrate the point made in the earlier post about the importance of maintaining tonal contrast. While celebrating colour and brushwork, Monet did not eliminate dark darks and white from his palette.

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