maturity?
10 January 2010
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Monet's image of the Seine as painted in 1868
Time and space. Why is it so obvious in hindsight? Similar to his paintings of haystacks and water lilies, Monet spent a lot of time thinking about light and reflections and space. A lot of time, like his whole life. So, from the above viewpoint made when he was a young lad of 28, we get, after 30 years of looking and thinking about light and space, the following:
Monet's image of the Seine as painted in 1897
Simple, unadorned, rich and pleasing without sentimentality. And in a sense, much deeper. Indescribable.