i enjoy painting in oils,and to me the most inspirational painter was MANET` i also like degas,renior.although mone`t was very good,i dont think he was in MANET`S class who was in a class on his own .do you agree?
2006-11-27 07:57:47 · 7 answers · asked by ROBERT T 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Sorry, I disagree! Although -being an impressionist myself- I absolutely love Manet I thing Monet is the greatest master of impressionism, strictly spoken. Degas, for example, is very inspirational as well but he does not have in his paintings (subjects) all of Monet's variety.
However I respect your opinion, and if Manet is it for you, then OK
2006-11-29 20:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think that they can be compared in that way. also, if i remember correctly, Manet is not a straight impressionist but either came before or after the main bulk of impressionist painting, of which Monet and Renoir are better examples. Degas is also not a straight impressionist painter. there are divisions amongst them.
2006-11-27 21:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pissaro was [for me] the best. he had the same style as monet yet his paintings were more humane, tried out other styles including poitillism was a tutor/guide to cezanne and was influential on gauguin. i like manets paintings, especially his early stuff. its funny how artists get lumped together just because they stood up to the french salons yet really have little in common. degas, manet, seurat, mary cassat, cezanne and gauguin have all been labelled impressionists yet none of them in my oppinion are impressionists.
2006-11-30 18:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by BERNON W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although Manet was grouped with the Impressionists, I don't his work was typically impressionistic. My favourite impressionists are the two that were not in that group; James Whistler and JMW Turner.
2006-11-27 16:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monet as an old man had magnificent paintings..His texture was so thick, there were almost channels between each shape. Even cheap photographic copies of these works are outstanding. Have you noticed that so many doctors' offices hang copies of Monet? I think is more greatly appreciated. He is tied for first place as far as I am concerned. The other painter I adore is Dali. A strange combo, I know.
2006-11-27 16:09:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a great fan of Monet either. My favourite impressionist is Berthe Morisot.
2006-12-01 09:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by intelligentbutdizzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I preferred Frank Gorshin myself, especially his Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster.
2006-11-27 16:01:16 · answer #7 · answered by Frank Furillo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋