Description
As the father of French Impressionism, Claude Monet worked tirelessly at his craft. In Claude Monet’s “Irises,” painted in 1900, the artist captures the fleeting images of flowers. One of his most frequent subjects was botanicals, many of which he painted in his very own gardens. This painting of irises along a garden path is one of many studies of these exquisite flowers using the lens of Impressionism. The textures and blurred brushstrokes create a sense of the flowers in movement in a gentle breeze. In keeping with the tenets of Impressionism, Monet likely created the original piece outdoors, allowing him to capture that momentary feeling in this beautiful painting. The rustic brown and green colors used give it a natural feeling with pops of pinks and blues for added energy.
