Claude Monet by Paul Hayes Tucker

A richly illustrated, interpretive biography that traces the artist’s development from early realist experiments to the late, monumental series of works produced at his garden in Giverny, focusing on his radical treatment of light, color, and perception. The book places individual paintings and major series in chronological and cultural context, examines his working methods (especially plein-air practice and seriality), and discusses contemporary critical reception as well as his influence on modern art. Combining archival research, close visual analysis, and reproduction of key works, it offers both a narrative of the artist’s life and a sustained argument about the innovation and legacy of his late, immersive compositions.