I had my first visit on Thursday, 3/28. I went to the Yale Art Museum and focused my attention on the European Art exhibit. I actually started my visit across the street at Atticus Bookstore Cafe. That day, it was raining and my friend Nathaly accompanied me on this trip, and we both bought some books before heading across the street to the actual Gallery. There happened to be some kind of event in the lobby, so it was a bit busy, but we immediately hopped in the Eastern Elevator, so it was no big deal. After looking around for a minute or two, we found what we were looking for. We walked around and saw lots of interesting pieces. There were pieces ranging from the Baroque period to the Renaissance period. One of my favorite pieces was The Artist's Garden in Giverny by Claude Monet.
The Yale Art Museum is noted as the oldest art museum in the western hemisphere. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, it was founded in 1832 by John Trumbull. In 1832, he sold 60 mini portraits and 28 painting to Yale, and designed the Neoclassical building we know as the Yale Art Gallery.
My general opinion of the exhibit was it's a favorite of mine. I love looking at all the paintings and sculptures that I've either never seen, or have heard of online (in particular, tiktok). Some of the strengths I identified was the diversity of the pieces. I also loved the variety of mediums there are. Ranging from paintings, to pottery, to sculptures and more. Personally, I really enjoy the sculptures most, so of course I took a bunch of pics of some of my favorites.
I'm sure almost everyone has heard of and seen works of the famous Claude Monet. Born in Rue Laffitte, Paris, France on November 14, 1840. Known as the founder of impressionist painting, this is the style he primarily stuck around. A fun fact about Claude Monet is he was a refugee who moved from France to London due to the Franco-Prussian war breaking out.
The Artist's Garden in Giverny belongs to the Impressionism movement, obviously as its creator invented said movement. Before creating this piece, Monet made Apple Trees in Bloom at Giverny. It seems to me that because Monet liked painting landscapes, he just painted what was happening in the moment around him. During this painting, it seemed to be springtime in London, and he stuck around this theme until summer came along that year. Apple Trees in Bloom at Giverny also fell under the Impressionism movement. After this, it seems Monet entered a phase of painting sunsets above water. There are many paintings that depict such. Monet also had a love for Modernist painting too.
All in all, I had a nice time being able to do three of my favorite things; book shop, look at art, and grab food with a friend. I'm actually looking forward to my next visit and being able to see what other pieces I can find and take photos of.
Giverny is where Monet had his house, studio and gardens. It is about an hour by train, north and west of Paris, on the way to Le Havre and the coast of Normandy. He was important in the history of art because of the way he made his perception of light, in the moment, the subject of his painting. For the first time, an artists point of view became important. I enjoyed your personal, narrative approach and that you included yourself in some pictures. A little more research on Monet, his style and why impressionism was important in the history of art would improve the paper... Keep going!
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