exterior of saint lazare station sun effect claude monet

exterior of saint lazare station sun effect claude monetExterior of Saint Lazare station, Sun Effect brilliantly depicts the hustle and bustle of the Parisian station. Monet captures the sunlight reflecting off the buildings and passers by. The energetic brushstrokes convey the bustle typical of railway stations, while the soft colour palette evokes the light filtering through the clouds. Details, such as the silhouettes of people and surrounding structures, are delicately rendered, creating an atmosphere

introspective setting

seen from three-quarters of the way up

Its mantle

depicting fishermen laboriously hauling their long net up a steep mountain

The blurred shapes and areas of soft white and grey give a feeling of lightness and fluidity

demonstrates the artist's ability to capture the quintessence of natural landscapes

both figurative and abstract

Gustav Klimt's Life is a Battle (The Golden Knight) depicts a singular representation of a warrior on horseback in shining armour

this is one of the artist's best-known works

Van Gogh depicts life at its simplest

Literally trapped between the old and the new era

seems to float