In honor of Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature, we gathered the following quotes by the artist. The Denver Art Museum is the only venue in the United States for this exhibition, which is on view through February 2, 2020.
1. If I became a painter, it is to Eugène Boudin that I owe that fact.
2. Zaandam is wonderful. There is enough to paint here for a lifetime.
Note: This event is included with general admission, which is free for members. Wear clothing that is comfortable for lying on a yoga mat, and bring an additional layer in case you get chilly. Bring your yoga mat, or borrow one from the museum (limited number).
Note: Tickets are now on sale for this daylong symposium at the Denver Art Museum.
Every year the DAM’s Petrie Institute of Western American Art hosts a symposium that explores themes about the West. This year, we are broadening our scope. The symposium Natural Forces: Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington explores the lives and works of two iconic American painters: Homer, known for his depictions of the eastern coast, and Remington, famous for his visions of the American West.
Want to learn more about Claude Monet's life and work? You can visit the exit shop for Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature at the Denver Art Museum, which features a variety of books about the artist and the Impressionist movement, including a very popular catalog. (Please note: a ticket to the exhibition is required to enter the Monet exit shop.)
Editor's Note: In conjunction with Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature, Colorado Public Radio has launched a new series of blogs exploring Monet and music.
If Claude Monet is the titan of Impressionist art, his counterpart in music is Claude Debussy. Just don’t call Debussy an Impressionist.
“I’m attempting ‘something different,’ realities in some sense,” Debussy wrote to his publisher in 1908, “what imbeciles call impressionism, just about the least appropriate term possible”.
Note: All Monet birthday celebration activities are included in general admission, which is free for members and youth 18 and younger.Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature requires a separate dated and timed ticket. Advance online ticket purchase is highly recommended.
Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature features 124 paintings in three sizable exhibition galleries on two floors—a veritable marathon for the eyes, mind, and imagination. Taking us from Monet’s roots in coastal Normandy, across the Channel to London, on to the lagoons of Venice, into the snowy depths of Norway, and to the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast (with some time in Paris to boot), it covers a hearty geographical distance. We also traverse nearly seven decades of the artist’s career and every variation of his approach to landscape painting imaginable.
As the Martin Building renovation project gears up for completion, we wanted to acknowledge the hard work and attention to detail by the hundreds of workers on the project. One of them, William “Bobcat” Cousins, also worked on the Hamilton Building 13 years ago. Read below to learn more about him:
“I feel more alive than I have in a long time” professed William Cousins, a flooring installer for All City Floors Company, who came out of retirement to work on the Martin Building.
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is the featured artist for Untitled Final Friday: In/Visible at the Denver Art Museum on October 25. Read our Q&A below to learn more about her and her practice, and then join us at Untitled! (Check out the program of events.)
(Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature requires a separate ticket. Time slots for October 25 are selling out quickly.)
In this video Angelica Daneo, Chief Curator and curator of European art before 1900, discusses two Monet chalk pastels made early in the artist's career. And Sarah Melching, Silber Director of Conservation, shows how the museum protects and preserves these artworks with specially engineered glass and microclimate envelopes.
See these artworks in Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature October 21, 2019-February 2, 2020. The Denver Art Museum is the sole U.S. venue for this exhibition.
For the third year in a row, the DAM is commemorating Day of the Dead with an altar created by local artist David Ocelotl Garcia and his family. Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and Latin America that celebrates and commemorates the lives of those we’ve lost.
Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature is at the Denver Art Museum October 21, 2019-February 2, 2020. Buy your ticket today, and enjoy these fun facts about the artist and the exhibition.
1. Monet features more than 120 artworks from 65 different cities across 5 continents.