A walk around gare saint lazare, rail station, paris. The crush of people and the arrival and departure of the trains posed a challenge to monet s powers of observation, forcing him to work quickly and retain the sensations of light, steam, and motion in his memory. In january 1877 he rented a small flat and a studio near the gare st lazare, and in the fourth impressionist exhibition which opened in april of that year, he exhibited seven canvases of the railway station. Arrival of a train painted in 1877 is considered to be one of the iconic monet painting because here the artist depicts signs of industrial revolution an event that forever changed european society and was the cause of fundamental changes in all aspects of european life, including the arts. Monet began his wonderful series of paintings of the paris railwaystation gare sainte lazare in 1876, and completed it in 1878. Find a fine art print of this claude monet painting. Claude monets bahnhof saint lazare kennt nur eine art wolken. Claude monet, the gare saintlazare or interior view of the gare saintlazare, the auteuil line, 1877, oil on canvas, 75 x 104 cm musee dorsay. Claude monet, the gare saintlazare or interior view of the gare saintlazare, the auteuil line, 1877, oil on canvas, 75 x 104 cm musee dorsay monets painting, the gare saintlazare, overwhelms the viewer not though its scale a modest 29. Manet, monet, and the gare saintlazare yale university press. Raymond balestra conseiller pedagogique departemental en arts visuels. The gare saintlazare had been substantially reconstructed in the early 1860s and the structure shown here was one of the results of this work.
This was monet s first series of paintings concentrating on a single theme. Sommaire 1 serie gare saintlazare 2 liste 3 notes et references 4 voir aussi 4. This painting is one of a dozen views of the gare saint lazare that monet painted in early 1877. One of the less finished paintings of the group, it is the most. Claude monet arrival of the normandy train, gare saintlazare. He painted it many times over, this being one of four surviving canvases made of the stations interior. This was the first experiment that the artist had made with the technique of serial. A founding member of the impressionist movement in the late 1800s, claude monet was interested in direct observation and perceptual study, particularly depicting the effects of light and shadow on color. The gare st lazare print after his return to france from london, monet lived from 187178 at argenteuil, on the seine near paris. After working on rural landscapes, claude monet returned to paris in 1877 and made a dozen oil paintings of the gare saintlazare railway station in paris.
After working on rural landscapes, claude monet returned to paris in 1877 and made a dozen oil paintings of the gare saint lazare railway station in paris. The gare saint lazare by claude monet impressionism. Lazare by claude monet in oil on canvas, done in 1877. Monet returned to the subject in later works and used his works as a commentary on modern society. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. In january 1877 he rented a small flat and a studio near the gare st lazare, and in the third impressionist exhibition which opened in april of that year, he exhibited seven canvases of the railway station. Lazare was created in 1877 by claude monet in impressionism style. Although an interior view, the painting is structured like a landscape, with the smoke from the trains engine creating the same effect as clouds in. Print of the gare stlazare by monet national gallery prints. The gare saint lazare itself, a monument to the last word in stateoftheart transportation, the railroad. Via this train station claude monet, then yet unknown painter commuted into paris from argenteuil, a rural province outside paris where he lived with his family. Nearly three quarters of monets twelve views of the gare saintlazare show the train yards. Monet rented a small apartment in paris to have ready access to the saint lazare train station, where he planned to set up his easel on the platforms and the adjacent streets as the trains pulled in and out. Claude monet paintings by 18761879 in high resolution on.
Pdf of the 1998 exhibition catalog manet, monet, and the gare saintlazare. At the beginning of 1877, monet moved near to the gare saintlazare, of which he was subsequently to paint twelve different views. A proponent of en plein air painting, monet is most famous for his series depicting haystacks 1891, poplars 1892, the rouen cathedral 1894, and water lilies 191020. Manet monet and the gare saintlazare national gallery of art. Industry and the railroad in manet, monet, and caillebottes. Information from its description page there is shown below. Find more prominent pieces of cityscape at best visual art database. In january 1877 he rented a small flat and a studio near the gare st lazare, and in the third impressionist exhibition which opened in april of that year, he. After considering working at the gare du nord, he sought permission from the director of the compagnie des chemins.
Indeed, this was an ideal setting for someone who sought the changing effects of light, movement, clouds of steam and a radically modern motif. Monet was so intent on painting st lazare station in paris, the he rented a flat nearby. Claude monet the gare stlazare ng6479 national gallery. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Manet, monet, and the gare saint lazare is a worthwhile book with applications in art history as well as nineteenthcentury civilization and literature studies. Claude monet at gare saintlazare this essay is written as an exempli. Pdf claude monet at gare saintlazare gizem bengisu erenler. In early 1877 monet started work on a series of paintings of the the saint lazare station, turning again to the subject of modern life. Stazione di saint lazare 1877 claude monet 1840 1926 museo dorsay tela cm. Here he was joined by fellow artists such as claude monet, who captured the.
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