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| Kathleen and Monet's Weeping Willow, 1918, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth |
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Monet's Weeping Willow, 1918
Columbus Museum of Art |
My bloggy friend,
Kathleen of Easy for Me to Say, sent me this wonderful photo of her viewing Claude Monet's
Weeping Willow, on a recent visit to the
Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. I was thrilled to get it, but at the same time wondered, since I could have sworn Monet's willow painting was at my own dear
Columbus Museum of Art. Well, as it turns out, Monet did a whole series of willow paintings, from 1918-1919 in homage to French fallen soldiers. His beloved gardens at his Giverny home were the source of his inspiration. Monet's gardens inspired many other artists since. Even while untended and overgrown between 1926 and their restoration in in the late 1980s, these gardens continued to cast their spell.
Since I've finished up my willow musical series, I thought it might be fun to do a little follow-up with "Willow in Art", so stay tuned.
Great idea! Looking forward to more willow art - loved seeing these.
ReplyDeleteAnd The Kimbell, designed by Pritzker Award winning architect Tadeo Ando, is worth the price of admission!
ReplyDeleteDavid
http://www.globalaroundtown.blogspot.com
The Kimbell is on my list of places to visit, but I'm never deep in the heart of Texas!
ReplyDeleteLovely piece of art history -- I did not know it so now I am better educated for it....thank you for sharing...bkm
ReplyDeleteI learned not long ago that Monet suffered from cataracts, and because they affected his vision, they also affected the paintings of his garden. You can see the difference in the paintings done at different times.
ReplyDeleteThat Monet could never pass up a good series...remember those magnificent hay stacks?
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ReplyDeleteTara, yes!! I adore the haystacks. I'll never forget a huge Monet exhibit I saw back in the 90s at the Art Institute of Chicago. Just glorious. The colors were so brilliant and almost jumped off the canvases.
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed the Willow in Music and am looking forward the Willow in Art series as well. It's such a neat idea.
ReplyDeleteWillow, you'll have to go to Dallas. According to Town & Country, Dallas is the new art hub. Seems the movers and shakers are donating priceless lifelong collections to their city.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll be! I had no idea about his series either! Oh, Willow, you are so full of surprises!!! What a hoot to see a silly ole picture of me on your blog! Thanks for the shout out, and I'm very much looking forward to your series!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing these. I had no idea there was more than one.
ReplyDeleteCool find!
What a wonderful project that will be. I really enjoy your musical series, Willow.
ReplyDeleteI love these! I have never seen these paintings of willows and I was an art major! There is so much to learn and see and do, isn't there? Just goes to show you that we all need to get out and about more often. I am planning to do that this Fall and Winter.
ReplyDeleteMonet did a series of Willow paintings? I didn't realize that.
ReplyDeleteLast fall I visited The National Gallery in London and cried. There were some Monet's there, and Van Gogh's Sunflowers. My retinas still feel the yellow. Beautiful yellow.
Sounds like a good idea... waiting for it...
ReplyDeleteLoved these two willow paintings so am looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteDear Willow, I think that this was the case with so many of the Impressionists, several paintings, many of which appear very similar, of the same subject. And, if one considers the Water Lilies, Monet was past master at this.
ReplyDeleteGreat, I'll be looking forward to it. Your musical posts were fun.
ReplyDeleteDid you ever use the Eliza Carthy rendition of Willow Tree. by-the-way? I may have missed that one.
Maybe he should have given them numbers too?
ReplyDeleteor maybe not...
Do you know the illustrations by Inga Moore "Wind in the Willows" ?
I'm really looking forward to this series! Love those Willows!!!! I LOVE Monet and found his garden pure inspiration! I don't think I've ever seen his paintings of Willows ~ wonderful! Have you seen his series of the Rouen Cathedral?
ReplyDeleteThose willows are in a few of my pics from our time in his garden. http://wristonsingermany.blogspot.com/search/label/Monet%27s%20Garden
They are lovely! It is cool how he did a series, more for people to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWillow art ! What an interesting idea idea!
ReplyDeleteHave fun with it!
Virginia
A welcome idea, willow. Earlier this year I saw several of Monet's weeping willow paintings as part of the show "Monet and Abstraction" show at the Thyssen museum in Madrid. The show highlighted Monet's important role in the development of Abstract Expressionism and the influence his art (and pilgrimage-visits to the then unkempt Giverny garden) had on artists like Ellsworth Kelly, Rothko, Pollock, Twombly, De Kooning and others, who found confirmation for their art and a predecessor of sort in Monet's later paintings. Some of the willow paintings are especially remarkable for their abstraction.
ReplyDeleteFab willow, and what a photograph. Yes, Monet loved a theme, and painted the same thing endlessly.
ReplyDeleteWe were at Giverny 3 years ago. If I can find the photos, I'll post them.
hi Willow, great post as usual! please come and follow my newest blog http://www.beenblogged2.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol
oops, off to watch the movie "love me if you dare", don't you just love netflix streaming? :)
ReplyDeleteWillow,
ReplyDeletePerhaps a trip to the musee de Orsay is in order?
rel
Love the Willow in art idea! As TaraDharma mentioned, Monet was big on series--in addition to haystacks & willows, also waterlilies.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Willow in Art. I guess you were destined to live at Willow manor.
ReplyDeleteParis is on my bucket list, Rel!
ReplyDeletewillow when i saw these paintings i got to thinking about whether i had seen a monet in person in my life and do you know i couldn't think of a time when i had. manet yes but monet, i don't think so. this has to change don't you think! steven
ReplyDeleteI've always admired the impressionistic artist...to have a vision so colorful in one's mind's eye, simply boggles my mind's eye!!
ReplyDeleteWillow What a wonderful idea. I have been told the meaning of the word Taos, is the place where the red willow grow. So if you have visited in Taos before, perhaps you will put on your list, to come again. If for the first visit, please put come home to Taos.
ReplyDeleteWillow art! What a great idea! I've seen some of Monet's willows in books. But the paintings on your blog popped!
ReplyDeleteI am sure I will enjoy "Willow in Art" as much as I liked the willow music series. Such fun ideas...
ReplyDeleteOnly a quickie to explain that with the move back to the UK a lot of things are changing - one of the being that I will be out and about entering the job market once again. There is no way I can comment on all your posts any more, dear Willow. At the most I will probably manage one or two a week - don't take it personally.
ReplyDeleteMy old life in France gave me a lot of time on my hands - this is no longer the case.
I still love coming here though = but please don't be upset by it not being so frequently in the future
FF, hey, no probs. It will be fun to see you, when we see you!
ReplyDeleteI have seen the Monet in Fort Worth and it is stunning. His use of colour is dazzling. I look forward to more willow art.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea of willow art. I didnt know about this Monet series either and find it exciting. More vibrant in a way that the water lilies or am I just used to seeing those?
ReplyDeletehi willow...enjoyed this post...
ReplyDeletecooler here today...
yesterday was unbelieveable...just like a pizza oven
:-)
been wanting to make some pumpkin walnut bread...even cooler this weekend...so i may get to bake !!!
happy to visit with you today, my friend
kary
xxx
Oh wow, I've not seen the willows by Monet... how exciting! Loved your last post about Henry Orient. I watched it with my mom as a kid and loved it. (that and The Trouble with Angels - so good and funny)
ReplyDeletenice. shay brought an interesting tidbit tot he table as well...will have to look into that...nice paintings...and think this could be a fun series as well...
ReplyDeleteWater Lilies and Weeping Willows, there must be a poem in there.
ReplyDeletegorgeous.
ReplyDeleteand I hope you do this.
and what you said to me on my post, thank you.
and a cyber hug.
and these things never really go away. but certainly take on a sadness, rather than the years of bitter or loss.
Dear Willow: Monet the Post Impressionist has the art of Willow down to a "T". How lux his art! Rich with feeling, colour, light. The flickering liveliness of his paintings remain long after the experience of seeing them. How so? I love the size of the work as well. Strong mighty Willow, yet subtle enough to dance in the windswept breezes of our mind. Expect an avalanche of Willow art to follow! I see Willows, Hear Willows, EVERYWHERE! I love Willow(s)!
ReplyDeleteOne of my fondest travels was to Giverny. I spent two weeks in Paris and one of the main must see places was Giverny. I look forward to your Willow in Art series.
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing. Love the pieces here.
ReplyDeleteOh, cool--I'll enjoy watching for these, Willow. Great photos of these two. I don't think I've ever seen either of these, either. You're just omnipresent.
ReplyDeleteBoth paintings are wonderful, Willow. I have a feeling your theme could run and run!
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited about your willow art series!
ReplyDeleteWhen in NYC last June I saw a wonderful Monet exhibit that included many of his series of waterlilies in his garden...To see the changes in color and light as he saw them ...even as his vision worsened ...and in such a large group was such a privilege. I love how he painted the same things over and over...I've been meaning to do the same thing with photography someday....
cool, I have a monet in my livingroom, its amazing :)
ReplyDeletei will stayed tuned, i love willows.
ReplyDeleteand i would love to see giverny!
Quite a beautiful painting.
ReplyDeleteWhat fine paintings! I'm looking forward to your posts on art and willows. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteI like them both. just this last week I saw a huge old willow tree--apparently about 130 years old or so. so stately and beautiful, standing there by the creek and having 'seen' so much in its time. Quite humbling really.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff! I've never seen any of Monet's willows before.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo of Kathleen and the Willow! I've never seen this painting by Monet so it's new to me. I'm looking forward to seeing the Willow in Art series. You should add curator to your title friend.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh! Yet more places I need to visit! The Kimbell (the original structure) has always been one of my favorite buildings, but because of the architect/architecture (good old Louis Kahn and his cycloid vaults), but knowing Monets are there...!
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