“Monet (1840-1926) known as the father of Impressionism, suffered significant loss of vision from cataracts and affected his work. His most famous work, “Water Lilies”, a series of 250 oil paintings depicting his flower garden at Giverny shows how cataracts affected his work.
“Eye disease has affected many important painters in the history of art. It has changed great painters’ vision of their work later in their lives…”
Dudes! That is OBVIOUSLY Starry Night by Van Gogh. I have BEEN on that hill overlooking the town in the painting… in the daytime. Sorry, by the time I got there, the swirly stuff in the sky was gone. ;-)( My wife was an Art Major; I learned stuff…)
SHAKEDOWNCITY 21 days ago
He’s from the “psychodelic” period.
LookingGlass Premium Member 21 days ago
His “sight” is a bit ….. off kilter!!!
;-)
rmremail 21 days ago
So did Edwin Munch. Turns out he needed glasses (and therapy, but he could only afford the glasses)
Pharmakeus Ubik 21 days ago
He’ll be painting The Hounds of Tindalos at the dog park on Thursday.
PraiseofFolly 21 days ago
From Wikipedia, “Monet and Cataracts” —
“Monet (1840-1926) known as the father of Impressionism, suffered significant loss of vision from cataracts and affected his work. His most famous work, “Water Lilies”, a series of 250 oil paintings depicting his flower garden at Giverny shows how cataracts affected his work.
“Eye disease has affected many important painters in the history of art. It has changed great painters’ vision of their work later in their lives…”
waltermgm 21 days ago
… after I’ve sniffed my paints for a while.
xSigoff Premium Member 21 days ago
Dudes! That is OBVIOUSLY Starry Night by Van Gogh. I have BEEN on that hill overlooking the town in the painting… in the daytime. Sorry, by the time I got there, the swirly stuff in the sky was gone. ;-)( My wife was an Art Major; I learned stuff…)
brick10 21 days ago
Is it what he sees or what is really there?
goboboyd 21 days ago
Consider painting what sells… in your lifetime.