Asters Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926)

Description of Claude Monet’s painting "Asters"

Among Monet’s works, there are a large number of still lifes depicting flowers, the painting "Asters," completed in 1880, is from this series. The French artist was inspired to paint such paintings by the works of painters of the Barbizon school, such as: Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, and Camille Corot.

In the painting "Asters" he depicted a bouquet of flowers of the same name, which are placed in a small vase and placed on a table near a faded wall. In paintings such as Aster, the French painter and founder of Impressionism tried to convey how changeable the environment, the colorfulness of the world, and not to spoil the first impression of looking at nature and its richness.

Monet wants to convey to the viewer that the beauty of nature has no limits, whether it is in a colorful open field or in a dark closed room, "Asters" here act as a ray of light, an inexhaustible source of energy.

The author uses his characteristic approach of a perfectionist who likes everything to be perfect, he wants to convey through his paintings, as much positive emotions to the viewer as possible. Monet, unlike his fellow impressionists such as Renoir, did not paint for the sake of making money or to attract clients, he wanted to convey all the qualities of the subjects he was painting.

The founder of Impressionism, always aims to put in the work, a certain sense, which will be interesting to guess and reveal to the connoisseur of art. The author has the same hidden idea in a simple, at first glance, still life "Asters". Here, first of all, contrasts the dull man-made darkness and natural light, emanating from the beautiful flowers. Monet forces the viewer to think, so his works will always be popular and famous, as there will always be a human curiosity to solve the mysteries of his paintings.