The Learning Series: Claude Monet - Impressionist Color and Light

Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room. One Session: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday December 7 Claude Monet was a key figure in the Impressionist movement that transformed French painting in the second half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his long career, Monet depicted the landscape and leisure activities of Paris and its environs. He led the way to twentieth-century modernism by developing a unique style that strove to capture on canvas the very act of perceiving nature - by observing the variations of color and light caused by daily or seasonal changes. Color, texture, and the moods they could produce assumed as great an importance in his work as the paintings' subject - a cathedral, haystack, or his beloved water lilies. His unparalleled public appeal has sustained his reputation as one of the most significant and popular figures in the modern Western painting tradition. Join us as BETH STEIN explores the life and iconic works of this prolific and extraordinary artist. Beth Stein has been educating adult audiences on the lives and works of famous artists for the past fifteen years on Cape Cod and in New Jersey. She received her BS in education from Indiana University, MA in history from Seton Hall University and MA in administration from Montclair State University. The Learning Series is run by the Friends of The Eldredge Public Library. Course descriptions and registration forms are available at the Library front desk or you can register and pay online. Registration is required for all events. A $10 donation per course is suggested. All net proceeds are used by the Friends of the EPL to support the Library. No refunds unless the class is cancelled. Registration and payment forms are available at the Library front desk and online at www.eldredgelibrary.org/learning-series/. An online payment link is also available on the website. Most programs will take place at the Eldredge Public Library, unless otherwise noted. For further information contact the committee at…