Great piece Rita ( the Courtauld is my favourite London gallery) and I too saw the Tate Britain exhibition you mention in 2005 and like you can't believe that Turner did not have some influence on Monet. Although Turner's work is in the romantic style, whereas Impressionist painting will stick to realistic principles - the artist representing nothing but what he sees - I certainly see in Turner's work elements of Impressionism. I confess Monet's work doesn't quite do it for me. I'm much more a Manet man. Even if I had gone to the exhibition I would not have got past Suzon and her bar - a favourite painting of mine!
Thanks, glad you liked it. I think the 2005 exhibition expressed the link clearly, no man is an island I think! Great little exhibition though, hopefully they'll extend it!
Great piece Rita ( the Courtauld is my favourite London gallery) and I too saw the Tate Britain exhibition you mention in 2005 and like you can't believe that Turner did not have some influence on Monet. Although Turner's work is in the romantic style, whereas Impressionist painting will stick to realistic principles - the artist representing nothing but what he sees - I certainly see in Turner's work elements of Impressionism. I confess Monet's work doesn't quite do it for me. I'm much more a Manet man. Even if I had gone to the exhibition I would not have got past Suzon and her bar - a favourite painting of mine!
Thanks, glad you liked it. I think the 2005 exhibition expressed the link clearly, no man is an island I think! Great little exhibition though, hopefully they'll extend it!