Monet's Water Lilies: Great Art Explained

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Claude Monet is often criticised for being overexposed, too easy, too obvious, or worse, a chocolate box artist. His last works, the enormous water lily canvasses are among the most popular art works in the world.
Yet there is nothing tame, traditionalist, or cosy about these last paintings. These are his most radical works of all. They turn the world upside down with their strange, disorientating and immersive vision.
Monet’s water lilies have come to be viewed as simply an aesthetic interpretation of the garden that obsessed him. But they are so much more.
These works were created as a direct response to the most savage and apocalyptic period of modern history. They were in fact conceived as a war memorial to the millions of lives tragically lost in the First World War.
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Chinese subtitles by Charles Xue
Dutch Subtitles by Ana Glyph
German Subtitles by Victoria Drabik
Portuguese Subtitles by Gustavo Lyra
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Monet by Christopher Heinrich
Claude Monet: Waterlillies and the Garden of Giverny by Dr. Julian Beecroft
Mad Enchantment: Ross King
Monet by Himself - Kendall publishing
Music by: Alexei Surovykh
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"Theme" music: JS Bach “Sonata for violin solo No.1 in G Minor”

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@GreatArtExplained 2 года назад

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@kateapple1 Год назад

Your analogy at 10 minutes into the video? That was extremely well done I have never heard such a succinct analogy of his work in relationship to the war that was ravaging around him. Great job Mr. narrator!

@rogersurridge96 3 года назад

I've visited Monet's waterlilies at the Orangerie countless times but never realised how little I knew of the the back story. This video puts them into a much wider context - the Great War, Monet's depression and cataracts and his friendship with Georges Clémenceau, the lukewarm critical reception of these great late works and their influence on Pollock and Rothko. Fifteen minutes of brilliantly focused education.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks so much! I find Clemenceau actually more interesting than Monet. If it wasn’t for his tenacity they never would have happened. I have to leave things out because of time constraints but Clemenceau actually had the idea in the 1880s. He was a visionary.the bromance was fascinating. Monet hated politics and never voted and Clemenceau was mobbed everywhere he went, so I think he appreciated a break when he was with Monet.

@darlynalvarez2950 3 года назад

I couldn’t agree more well said.

@gingerdean1521 3 года назад

Roger Read this: Mad Enchantment Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies by Ross King and Clemenceau"s apt is open to the Public in Paris. It is west of the Trocadero USA here

@jgo211 2 года назад

I was lucky enough to be able to see them in person too. I was amazed at how large the painting were. I had only saw pictures of them in book before.

@normaklein3849 2 года назад

@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 3 года назад

"My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature." - Claude Monet Same....

@raneeirfan Год назад

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@stevengrant1229 Год назад

What is lost in life, we find in art - Monet

@nicholasshade1366 Год назад

I love that, Steven.💛

@patrailriders6284 3 года назад

I really love Monet. To me his paintings are like vaguely-remembered dreams; sort of blurry and lacking sharp lines to delineate where one thing ends and the next thing begins. We have four Monets at the CMOA in Pittsburgh, including a Water Lilies, and I never get tired of looking at them. Another great video, thank you!

@grittykitty50 3 года назад

Nice comparison to half remembered dreams.

@lizabee484 2 года назад

I’ve loved the water lilies paintings since I was a kid. They’re the works that first got me into art. I was never quite able to explain why they appealed to me, but the “half remembered dream” really captures it for me! So thanks!

@Wooargh 2 года назад

Literally everyone loves Monet. Isn't it interesting that all these years later and France is still the most popular country on Earth whilst literally everyone hates the Germans. Monet and the French have given so much to the world whilst the Germans have literally invented nothing.

@biddydibdab9180 3 года назад

The first time I saw a Monet painting in a museum, the magnificence of it hit me like a bolt of lightening. Seeing it in books hadn’t prepared me for the otherworldly beauty of the live painting.

@onlycheese9491 3 года назад

This is so true, I always found these works of Monet beautiful, but when you find yourself in L'orangerie - it's absolutely overwhelming!

@biddydibdab9180 3 года назад

@@vozamaraktv-art5595 Yes I have. It’s the funniest thing. You look at it, like Vincent’s bedroom, and you think a kid could have painted that and yet it grabs at your senses like crazy. I guess it’s that feeling we get that makes them so special.

@paigetomkinson1137 3 года назад

Reproductions, particularly in textbooks, can never really prepare you for the real thing. I had the same experience viewing Un dimanche après- midi à l'^lle de la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. I hadn't realized just how large that painting is, and the tiny spots of color sweep you into the painting, almost swallowing you whole in the process. (I'd been exposed to art from a very young age, but still it was overpowering.) It reminds me of what Emily Dickinson said about poetry, "If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that it is poetry."

@emeliaviguri4175 2 года назад

@@paigetomkinson1137 Back in 1972 I visited the MOMA in NYC, I entered the gallery where Monet’s Water Lillies are exhibited and went into a trance, couldn’t leave the room until closing time Fell so hard for Monet’s art, I think this vision of his Water Lillies will die 15 min after I do

@joycecraig8302 Год назад

I had the unfortunate experience of getting locked in his garden in 2013 when I was painting a view of the willow tree. The guards forgot there was an artist painting after hours. And I particularly wanted the light of sunset. Thankfully I found one lone employee coming out of his house who let me out through the employee gate! Notwithstanding the fact that I might have had to sleep on my stool outside in October seeing that pond was one of the greatest experiences of my life!

@star_wars_miniatures 5 месяцев назад

What an amazing and interesting story! 😍😍

@murshedshawk5322 3 года назад

Just like Clemenceau believed in the transcendent quality of Monet’s art, I’d like to thank you for following in his footsteps and bringing art closer to us and helping us understand the historical context and significance of those artists and their art. You have a loyal follower.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks Murshed, I really appreciate the comment!

@adamsasso1 3 года назад

Three things jump out at me after a first viewing: 1) It’s amazing that there is video of Monet painting. It never occurred to me that there might be. 2) There’s a lesson to be learned about not letting limitations stop you. His deteriorating eyesight became an important factor in the composition and character of these late paintings. 3) The “commerce” side of the art world often gets a bad rap, but it’s pretty clear that without Clemenceau’s urging these late works would not exist.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Great comment!

@ixlnxs Год назад

Monet was always a modern man who took a great interest in scientific progress. He painted factories and fast trains. He was one of the first people in Europe to keep Japanese waterlilies. He owned and drove the first motorcar in Giverny. Of course there is film footage of him at work. It would be stunning if he had NOT been interested in film!

@ChubbyAmadeusFan 3 года назад

Cataracts, in an odd way, gave artists like Monet and Rembrandt a new method of painting, seeing life and objects through different older eyes. Their cataracts didn't hinder their art, but gave them a new path to art in their laters years. A silver lining to be sure. Thank you for this video and your explanation of Monet's Water Lilies.

@barbaraolson600 3 года назад

Love Monet, relaxes me to look at his art.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks 🙏 for watching

@susanhepburn6040 3 года назад

I am fortunate in having had cataracts removed a few years ago. I can certainly attest to the radical change in colour perception, although it creeps up on you - I had knitted cotton bibs for my newborn grandson in a beautiful bright green. I then sewed on what I thought was a crocus yellow button. Turned out it was a ghastly pale pink! I cried when I was first able to see after the cataracts were removed. The grass was SO green, I was quite overcome. It must be a total nightmare for an artist. Thank you for this look at the magnificent last work of Monet. And thank goodness for Clemenceau!

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

So interesting. Thank you for that insight Susan!

@stellahurtado6999 2 года назад

I once went to Monet’s house when I was six on a trip to Europe. I remember the peaceful and serene feeling that I felt and I remember wanting to swim in the pond 😂

@AUXdrone 3 года назад

I’ll freely admit that i never understood Monet’s genius until i had the privilege to witness his works in person.

@AUXdrone 8 месяцев назад

@@keithwilliams88 art is always better in person. However out of who you listed, mondrian is probably going to be a hard sell for me. And even though i can’t call myself a “fan” of abstract expressionism, rothko just spoke to me even through a computer screen. I can only hope to see a rothko in person. Mondrian though? Powerful? Just seems like ikea art to me. Can you enlighten me?

@jorgechartier 2 года назад

I'm crying over the beauty and power of friendship.

@Okayletsg0 3 года назад

The sunset canvas is my favourite despite the unfinished patch. It speaks of hope to wake tomorrow and continue. Thank you for this video

@paulandreigillesania5359 3 года назад

Imagine being in the Orangerie and ur just on ur phone the whole time.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

It’s my opinion all photography should be banned in galleries - thanks for watching!

@Bazzo61 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained Totally agree, and I speak as a photographer!

@jungerhansmann6608 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained I agree with you in general. The average person taking a photo and using it as an excuse to not really look at the work is a problem. But as an artist myself, taking a quick snapshot with your phone is more like a sketch that you can use as inspiration for your own work later on. I still take my time to look at the artwork tho. But I could probably just bring a sketchbook and leave my phone...

@toria01 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained I would want to have a picture of me standing next to some of the greatest art in the world. To show my children and grand children when Maybe no one even goes to art galleries anymore. I would be very sad if I wasnt allowed to preserve that memory.

@fredericoribeiro7325 2 года назад

There were 3 people doing that while I was there this morning.

@johnsutton3600 3 года назад

must be rare that an artist can have the opportunity to create a work specifically with a location in mind, frescoes notwithstanding. I remember seeing his haystacks at the orsay and thinking he must have been short sighted. if you get up close they make no sense, seemingly just a mish mash of brush strokes, but as you move back the whole thing comes into focus. Brilliant stuff, both him and your explanation

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Yes I think we are lucky Clemenceau was in the picture and such an art lover. He actually tried to persuade the state to buy an entire collection of Monet’s in the 1860s but it didn’t happen. He held on to the idea for decades. One interesting thing is that Clemenceau suggested the Rodin museum as the original venue (Rodin was dead) for the large water lilies, but Monet hated the space as it was round and he wanted oval shaped rooms.

@mathildepozzi1802 Год назад

Monet has been so far the only artist whose art has led me to shed tears, I clearly remember the feelings of astonishment, anxiety and pure happiness as I entered one of the rooms dedicated to Monet's lilies in the MOMA, i must have spent fifteen minutes admiring this enormous painting that, just like said in this video, was put on display alone in this sort of curved room

@msscrazybuthappy Год назад

I’m at the Orangerie right now and this is fantastic to hear, while being here. Thank you!

@tjena5772 3 года назад

Growing up in a backward corner on India’s East Coast, I had an instinctive liking for Monet’s Water Lillie’s the moment I saw a picture of it on the page of a Painting Book. Since that day in late 1960s I have visited Paris on several occasions and spent a good deal of time at the Museums including The Orangerie standing hours before the paintings. Each time I get captivated by new areas on the Canvas and get lost in some detail or other. Coming from an area full of water bodies filled with lillies blooming in nature it is so natural for me to connect with the theme. Your narration fits so nicely into the imagination I instinctively had in my childhood which has grown deeper and deeper through the years. Thanks so much for the video.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks 🙏

@dream_emulator 2 года назад

Fun fact: my wife's water broke while we were watching this. 7 hours later we were parents. True story. Probably all the water references. 👑🙌👌

@GreatArtExplained 2 года назад

Brilliant! My first RU-vid baby 😂

@alyson_l27 21 день назад

Nice, should have named them Claude

@maureentuohy9423 2 года назад

How can real beauty be “too easy”? The only obligation art has is to express the artist's view of the world. If he sees beauty so be it.

@silviam.8530 2 года назад

My favourite lmpressionist painter: the grandeur of Monet's works is brilliantly explained in this pearl of visual artistry so appealing to the senses.

@cerealdude890 3 года назад

The paintings are the true masterpiece, but these fantastic descriptions are what’s bringing me to tears.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks 🙏

@karlduckett 3 года назад

I think it's a blessing that the Orangerie wasn't popular in 1940's - had it been, I'd imagine Hitler and the Nazi might have been keen to destroy an anti WW1 memorial.... Amazing video as always James!

@gingerdean1521 3 года назад

The paintings were ignored. They were behind stuff being stored there There was even a second floor put on the building that cut out the light. It was all restored many years later

@mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500 3 года назад

I used to think, "he had water lilies in his garden, so he painted them". But nooooooooo, as with all the most beautiful peices of art, it is full of depth, meaning, hidden gems!❣

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Yes even behind the most innocuous work of art there is usually a deeper meaning - thanks 🙏

@mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained Thankyou so much for making these videos. I've visited 17 countries and been to the most famous museums and seen all the greats...but I never connected to them as much as I now do after watching your videos. As I said on the mona lisa video, your explanations are sooo much more interesting than the ones at the museum. I always paid the extra for the little headset so I could learn about the art as I went along... but I found myself bored with the information being presented because it was so formal and lacked interest. Just dates, locations, and a watered down version of what the painting was trying to express...nothing to connect you on a human level with the painter. I feel you've brought that missing piece with your videos, and I'm just so grateful to you. You've sparked in me what I believe will be a deep interest in art history. So thankyou.😊

@texastrustedoralsurgeon6830 3 года назад

James...thank you for this education on art.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

You’re welcome - thanks for watching!

@beafitze5909 3 года назад

There was a Monet exhibition in Zurich some years ago where I saw some original works for the first time. When we had the chance to visit the Orangerie in Paris I was blown away by the scale of the paintings and the atmosphere in those oval rooms. Your explanations make the paintings so much more accessible James, I’m enjoying delving into the art world again so much thanks to you!

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks Bea - I appreciate the comment - they really are impressive in real life!

@z-man7883 3 года назад

“The Sistine chapel of Impressionism” ...that’s awesome

@cerealdude890 3 года назад

Sistine chapel

@z-man7883 3 года назад

@@cerealdude890 Lol thanks it was late at night

@86zerueldososo64 2 года назад

All your videos are bloody great. You're turning RU-vid into what television should've been in its inventor's intentions. Keep up the excellent work.

@TheJoyfulEye 2 года назад

I just had my final cataract surgery 5 days ago, so I can imagine how Monet must have felt. But what beautiful art he created despite the hindrances.

@devinmichaelroberts9954 3 года назад

I use to trash his late works until I saw the color in person. The layering and beautiful abstract colors truly sets Monet among the greats of all time in painting. it really is mesmerizing

@thefirm4606 3 года назад

Monet is a friggin genius! Yes his work is used and abused, but he was so far ahead of his time.

@jimw.4161 3 года назад

Brilliant - as usual! When my daughter was a student in Paris, we had the opportunity to visit Monet's home and studio in Giverny. I wish I had this information at that time. I also thought the Water Lily series were uninspired and the work of an old man devoid of his once great talent. I now recognize and acknowledge that I couldn't possibly have been mistaken. Clearly, I need a re-examination and another trip to Paris (and Giverny) to make amends. I love your series! Tremendously informative and invaluable to those who love art - but don't always understand it. You are preforming a wonderful, and appreciated, public service. Well done!

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks Jim - I appreciate the comment! James 🙏

@ikwilgeenaccount4496 3 года назад

I love Monet's work!

@willyummiest 3 года назад

The transition towards the end from the Waterlilies to Jackson's ab ex painting is brilliant.

@bethanymarble2049 2 года назад

I had the immense pleasure to see Monet’s exhibit in the Denver Art Museum in 2019 and I can tell you with absolute certainty, it changed my life. It inspired me not only as an artist, but as a human. It changed some of my long term goals and made me want to be better. If you have the opportunity to go to an art exhibit, do it.

@BritBelle89 2 года назад

Wow just wow! I had no idea about any of this?! From the water lilies being a WWI tribute to the amazing fact that his devastating debilitating disease turned out some of his best work! Really cool! I have seen the big Monet collection in Chicago n I could live in that room happily. So peaceful and wonderful. Again really beautifully being aware of its tribute.

@mariavision9563 2 года назад

I have visited some art galleries in Vienna whse I appreciated the paintings of Monet. Refreshing and inspiring

@MusicalRaichu 2 года назад

you'll have to excuse my ignorance but i didn't even know monet had done anything that late in his life let alone any single work of that scale ... and battling cataracts and grief while at it. thanks so much for sharing your insights.

@janmarsh5643 3 года назад

Wonderful. I was so blessed to see these paintings in Paris in 1995. I didn’t know about them but I met some Dutch people who were art lovers and they took me there. How grateful I am also to hear the whole story of the friendship between Clemenceau and Monet. That was very powerful.

@fatemehshahmohammad8191 3 года назад

I don't know if it's your intention, but I end up in tears at the end of each video

@miriambehrens4503 2 года назад

It touches one's soul simply. Mine too

@NidhiBhatia1 2 года назад

Such a beautiful and fantastic video. I am professional artist from India. I had seen and heard about Monet's water lilies many a times before but never knew the extravagance of it. In 15 minutes I could go up and down a number of emotions and feel the era. Thank you for another wonderful video on art history and our great masters. More powers to you !!. Regards, Nidhi

@miriamsarz 3 года назад

appreciate you starting this channel, been looking for something like this for months!!

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks for the great comment - and thanks for watching!’more on the way!

@manojrajappan4033 3 года назад

Agree!

@bongsu551 Год назад

I went to the Orangerie the day before yesterday. The weather was bleak but the exhibits made up for it! Loved them. Great video!

@paddytroy3382 3 года назад

Another fantastic video. Thanks so much. Love your work! I know almost nothing about art other than I like it, and love the history and context as much as the actual compositions. Your videos are a wonderful discovery. Do you take requests?

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks so much! I appreciate the comments. I have a few lined up but I’ll always look at any requests. Just two criteria: I have to like it and it has to have something new or little known about it. What were you thinking of?

@paddytroy3382 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained Thanks for reply. I'm not sure my favourite paintings meet you criteria, but below are some paintings that fascinate me and i love reading about them. I have had the pleasure to see some of them up close and personal too! Would love to know what you think: Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 'A Man in Black smoking a Pipe' Hieronymus Bosch, 'Garden of Earthly Delights' Holbein 'The Ambassadors' Salvador Dali, 'The Great Masturbator' Francis Bacon, Pretty much anything by him, but i particularly love Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion and Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X. I'm sure these are all very well known, but i often think Bacons work in particular is fascinating.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

There are some great ones there! Bosch would be really good, I’ll have a look. Holbein is on my list and I know the history of that painting really well. I love Francis Bacon too and will do one of his for sure. He has a great back story too (the whole soho scene would be good to write about) - thanks so much for the ideas and please continue to like, comment and most important, share. Cheers

@paddytroy3382 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained no worries, looks like you are developing a loyal following. Sharing your videos all over! This is what RU-vid was made for! Honourable mentions to Vermeer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio. You choices have been brilliant so far I have learned a lot, and your pacing and voice is very pleasant. Your passion shines through. David in particular I loved. Guernica I saw last year in Madrid and that was emotional! Anyway, excited for the next video no matter what it is! Love them all. Thanks so much

@valerinesiew6426 3 года назад

Chance upon your videos on RU-vid and thoroughly enjoyed them! Love the short background, intro and history for each piece. Would you be doing a piece on Van Gogh? Starry night and Sunflowers?

@NoNameNoLastName 3 года назад

I'm resisting the temptation to binge watch your videos because I want them to last for a very long time... Please don't stop.

@seagurl9369 3 года назад

I truly am blessed by RU-vid algorithm this time (or maybe because my RU-vid tags also included classical arts). Just an admirer of the way Monet's work so effortlessly colorful, but this, this kind of explained arts is what I didn't know I needed til now. Truly blessed. Thank you.

@chevgr 3 года назад

Really well researched and made. My favourite episode of the series so far. Bravo

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thank you. And thanks for the comment. This was the most complex one to do but also enjoyable as I’m fascinated by the relationship between the two men. Monet hated politics and had never voted and Clemenceau was mobbed wherever he went. I think it was a retreat for Clemenceau to get away from politics. Sadly he then had to deal with Monet’s outsized ego.

@BrainardCareyAWD 3 года назад

Ralph Albert Blakelock would be wonderful to see this way too, but I am sure you have a queue, I look forward to more!

@jessieadair 11 месяцев назад

As someone born into an impoverished family with seemingly endless tragedy, art and it's appreciation was nowhere on my horizon for only survival mattered. At this later stage of my life, having survived the worst of it all, art has become the thing that nourishes me more deeply than I thought was possible. Thank you for helping me to better appreciate it's creators!

@fortyfiveuk 3 года назад

Just catching up on all your fantastic videos. "Criticised for being too radical...but then being cricised for not being radical enough" was a tough listen. What a brilliant video, thank you!

@friendofbeaver6636 3 года назад

Like Beethoven, who composed great works, after he lost his hearing, Monet's cataracts did not hinder his Art.

@espressogirl68able 2 года назад

Why would Beethoven be hindered by deafness? That doesn't even make sense. Do you think he forgot how to read and write German as well? Holy crap! He wrote a letter while deaf!!

@friendofbeaver6636 2 года назад

@@espressogirl68able I guess some people are convinced that reading and writing are the same as writing music for audiences to hear. Your comment doesn't even make sense to me.

@espressogirl68able Год назад

@@friendofbeaver6636 yes, they are EXACTLY the same thing. Clearly, you are musically illiterate. Are you incapable of hearing music in your head? Beethoven wrote down the music he heard in his head the same way he wrote down the words in his head.

@cwavt8849 Год назад

That is now a dream destination. I have seen pics of them, a panel. I never realized the magnitude. So enlightening. TY

@andrews5320 2 года назад

Robert Hayden wrote a poem titled Monets Waterlilies and I always recall the poem everytime I see a Monet Waterlillies painting. Apparently Haydens sight began to fail later in life also and when he saw the painting in NYC it moved him greatly.

@kaykarmacrystal 2 года назад

The dimensions of how this work came about- the war, the personalities of these two men, their times of life, the pressure of the new space are all spectacular in explaining how this incredible work came about. I have a renewed appreciation for it. Amazing documentary! 💐

@GreatArtExplained 2 года назад

Thanks 🙏

@shine6667 2 года назад

I have seen all the works mentioned in this video in real life, and all of them has touched me deeply. Art really can transcend time.

@dimelie3 3 года назад

I can't stop watching. Thank you for teaching us so much.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks for watching 🙏

@danrenwick2647 3 года назад

Wonderful piece James. Visiting Giverny in the early 90’s remains as one of my top 3 memories of France. Didn’t want to leave once I got there. Garden is beyond peaceful and really makes sense given your explanation. Well done my friend.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks so much! Giverny is a magical place. I’ve been dozens of times in all kinds of weather and I love it every time.

@chloemaxwell2628 2 года назад

It's almost inconceivable that anyone could fail to be amazed and impressed by these fabulous works of art!

@artteachernc9119 3 года назад

May I say your videos make me happy to be alive. Thank you.

@mayonaissse 3 года назад

The Water Lilies moved me so much emotionally when I first saw them in person in the Orangerie that it's hard to fathom what an awful reception they got upon their first unveiling to the public. It makes them feel even more melancholic than before. Thank you so much for this wonderful breakdown!

@gingerdean1521 3 года назад

Yes to think they just left them on the walls and piled all kinds of stuff in there and used it as a warehouse.

@josephatthecoop 2 года назад

Regarding Monet’s cataracts, I was fascinated to learn that in 1923, at the age of 82, he had eye surgery to have the lens in his left eye removed, to help mitigate the losses from his cataracts. This would have two marked effects on his vision in that eye. It would have blurred his vision in that eye even more, requiring a huge eyeglass lens to compensate, but it would also restore his true color vision and even enhance it beyond the normal range. The blue pigments in our retinas are actually sensitive to near-ultraviolet wavelengths, but our eyes’ lenses are opaque to those wavelengths so we don’t usually see them. With the lens out of the way, those shorter wavelengths could get through, and the world could look distinctly bluer as a result. He reportedly even complained that his color vision was overly blue after the surgery. Before the cataract was removed he indeed worked hard to compensate for his yellowed and constricted color perception, but after his color vision was restored he was so disappointed with the colors in his recent works that he destroyed some of them. There’s much more to the story, but it seems apparent that it was the surgery and not his blind efforts (pun intended) at color compensation that preceded his shift to bluer tones. The argument has been made that his final works owe their appearance simply to how he actually perceived the world. Personally I suspect there’s a smidgen of truth in it l, but I also think it unfairly diminishes his brilliance as an artist. I think he put his new perceptions to intentional service to create the expression and meaning you so eloquently explain to us in your video. Thank you for enhancing my perception of Monet and his monumental work.

@jasonmason2471 Год назад

Thank you for this. I always loved Monet.

@kosipova01 Год назад

Thank you for providing such an in depth historical and artistic explanation of the famous works of art! I love your channel! ❤

@GreatArtExplained Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@jasmineflower299 2 года назад

Monet is so Monet. Thank you for this great video and the work you are doing

@peterabild1123 2 года назад

Great video. Must visit the museum

@nuclearrdx4045 3 года назад

Impressionist are my favourite. I was browsing RU-vid for money water lilies and came across your channel. Immediately fell in love with it. You have a new sub ❤️

@BIPDSHAWAII Год назад

This made me cry. We need a full feature length biopic of his life.

@nizzurtmontalgizzert3337 2 года назад

When I was 13 I saw a monet print hanging on the wall of a psych hospital. I was able to zone out on the image, letting my eyes become unfocused. I then saw the image clearly. Fantastic painter, a truly brilliant mind.

@julianang4229 3 года назад

Hi! I never leave a comment before but your channel need more appreciation! Such a great video and will definitely watch the whole episodes. Thank you so much!

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks for the support Juliana 🙏

@Oo1strawberry1oO 2 года назад

I think this painting was the reason I became a professial artist. We had to paint similar water lilies in the first year of school and the teacher really encouraged me after seeing my painting. I think that really stuck to me throughout the years

@pamorama Год назад

I can’t express enough how much I appreciate these videos. I’ve always loved art but someone else mentioned getting the backstory and context is like having a class in Art History. I have learned so much thank you so much!

@globalana8951 2 года назад

Wonderful and so appropriate for our times. « Meaning of the Water Lily or Lotus flower is symbolic of rebirth ».

@lesliealperin8241 4 месяца назад

James, once again you've offered us insight and historical background to enlarge our appreciation and understanding of works of art and the lives of artists. THANK YOU so much!!!

@suruha2306 17 часов назад

My world wouldn't be as incredible if not for Monet.

@dwilliams21 3 года назад

I never knew these were SO HUGE!! Wow. I also really enjoy the historical info in these vids. Thank you!

@lynpearson5058 2 года назад

This series of videos is absolute gold. Thank you.

@danieldrkness7489 2 года назад

BRAIN AND CREATIVE CELLS BLOWN AGAIN!!!! ARGGGH THANKS JAMES!

@amazingessence2368 3 года назад

This channel is a real enrichment to me, in rather sobering times like these. Big thanks!

@tiamarie7443 2 года назад

The first time I ever saw a Monet in a museum, I cried. I felt ridiculous but this wave of emotion washed over me and I couldn't control it. Stunning art! 💜

@marc_tomas 2 года назад

These documentaries are awesome. So concise. No cringe interviews with pompous experts just a solid narration and an appropriate choice of visual aides to tell the story. Tremendous.

@vasileiosmoschovitis4070 2 года назад

Your work is truly admirable. Thank you for creating these videos. Monet paints half of what he wants you to see, he then lets you imagine the rest yourself. Storm at Belle-Ile at the National Gallery is a masterpiece!

@tomservo9254 3 года назад

1:48 on Naoshima Island in Japan there's the Chichu Museum, which includes a purpose-built gallery displaying another series of Monet's water lily paintings. I wasn't familiar with the Orangerie before this, it's interesting in hindsight to see how the space was clearly designed as a response to the display conditions of the main series - stark-white rounded surfaces, emphasis on natural lighting.

@jigaretta 3 года назад

I've just discovered this channel. I'm amazed. Thank you for the education! You are the best!

@lizabee484 2 года назад

Some of my favorite works by one of my favorite artists. I’ve always loved the Water Lilies, and having the added impact of their meaning to Monet just adds to my love of them now.

@PhantomKaratOfficial Год назад

Went to see them at The Orangerie this year and found it incredibly peaceful and moving. Loved it, and can't wait to go back.

@mr.ramjangles5165 3 года назад

Monet’s command of color was astounding! His paintings captured more life out of a scene than any actual photograph ever could. I recently began to yarn paint Monet’s “Water Lilies & Japanese Bridge, 1899”. I completed Van Gogh’s Starry Night with yarn if you are interested.

@nadia.lewis. 3 года назад

Wonderful art lesson! Thank you so much for weaving in history and narrative into this moving tale.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks Nadia 🙏

@mufasapop 2 года назад

This video made me cry a little at the end.

@mrdisco1 2 года назад

I’ve seen his paintings across Europe but this video really helped explain things

@rodrigoestrada8347 3 года назад

Outstanding video. I have loved and wondered at Monet's Water Lilies for decades, but this video explaisn much more and my admiration has increased so much.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching! 🙏

@rodrigoestrada8347 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained keep up the great work ! thanks a lot for your effort !!!

@sampuatisamuel9785 3 года назад

I agree

@catmom1322 2 года назад

This was fascinating! I've always loved Monet & was lucky enough to see an exhibition at the Chicago Art Museum years ago.

@Imponderabilia995 3 года назад

I cannot express enough how much I love this channel. Thank You for sharing your knowledge with us, it’s all so fascinating. 😍

@ginacrusco234 Месяц назад

What a wonderful exegesis of these installations! I was held rapt when I visited the Orangerie, and the few visitors that day were reverentially silent. I experienced the strangeness of the viewpoint, but was unable to name it, as you so accurately do, as simultaneously above and in front of the subject. As you point out, the lack of a horizon line speaks volumes about the artist's radical innovation here.

@grokeffer6226 3 года назад

The panels at 10:00 look like a reflection of the sky on the water. I've always liked Monet.

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Yes, it’s the sky’s reflections that give these paintings such depth. I’ve seen them a hundred times and still am amazed

@grokeffer6226 3 года назад

@@GreatArtExplained I'd love to see them. Maybe someday.

@mrittikmukherjee1347 3 года назад

Thank you again for the efforts and hard work you put in for us in creating these films!

@GreatArtExplained 3 года назад

Thanks so much for the comment - I appreciate it! And thanks for watching.

@PleaseNThankYou 2 года назад

That was absolutely beautiful, Both are painting and The documentation. Thank you for telling us all about this paintings.

@paulinewqi Год назад

I just came upon your website...totally blown away by your talks/explanations of the works of painters. I was in the ORANGERY GALLERY...how I wish I had heard from you earlier. Now, in retrospect, I am appreciating Monet in a different and clearer mind.....to think that the endless waterlilies in the pond were reflective of the war...so much food for my thoughts. Thanks so much for sharing...👍💝🌻🪷

@Venus77x Год назад

I love Monet, there is always more to a painting than meets the eye....painting expresses the soul and touches other souls. The friendship between Clemenceau and Monet was really touching. I really enjoyed this, thank you.