IMPRESSIONISM AND THE SEA

The impressionists were forever inspired by the sea, which Claude Monet considered a wonderful teacher for landscape artists. The movements penchant for plein air painting and its characteristic style, with delicate brushstrokes and incomparable color palettes, was perfectly suited to portrayals of the sea and its perpetual movement, from gently rippling waves to raging storms. Normandy was the birthplace of impressionism and home to many painters who never tired of depicting the light-dappled sea, pebbled beaches, bathers, ships, and...[Llegir més]