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Love long walks at sunset? So did Monet! His time spent in Venice in 1908 with his wife inspired him to create this series capturing the beauty along the Grand Canal. Monet painted from his hotel, rather than the waterfront, for fear of conforming to other artists such as Renoir or Manet.
Although Monet began this painting while in Venice, he returned home with it unfinished, saying it was "too beautiful to be painted." It was only after his wife's passing in 1911 that he finished the works, perhaps giving him closure to their time spent together.
The vibrancy of the colors often detracts from the actual subject of the painting--the church and bell tower on the tiny island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Off to the right, you can see the Church of Santa Maria Della Salute and the entrance of the Grand Canal.
This painting, purchased in 1912 from Monet himself, is part of the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies collection, which is thought to be one of the most important private collections of art.
You can watch Pierce Brosnan steal this painting from the Met in the film The Thomas Crown Affair. In the movie, the painting seems smaller than normal, and keep your eyes out for a film inconsistency--(SPOILER) the painting's frame is broken to fit into a briefcase during the heist but is magically intact later.
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Saint-Georges majeur au crépuscule (Eng: Dusk in Venice, San Giorgio Maggiore by Twilight or Sunset in Venice) refers to an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet, which exists in more than one version. It forms part of a series of views of the monastery-island of San Giorgio Maggiore. This series is in turn part of a larger series of views of Venice which Monet began in 1908 during his only visit there.
Check out the full Wikipedia article about San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk
i absolutely love the coloring Monet used to describe a sunset in this piece. It reminds me a lot of sunsets I would sit and watch with friends or family, I like the different strokes used to 'blend' and just tell a story through it all!
This has always been one of my favorite artworks. Monet's paintings always have great contrast and his paintings are always great giving out a warm feeling. If you look at other paintings from Monet, you can see that they are all of nature and all of his paintings look like they have single strokes of the brush to make wonderful art.