Yesterday, we went to see an art exhibit of Claude Monet’s later years at the Kimbell in Fort Worth, TX.
I wasn’t able to see all of it because I suddenly got sick and needed to go home. But what I did see was really gorgeous.
I was especially moved and inspired by the first part when his style changed. It was following the loss of his second wife and son. And at the start of WWI. He was in his early 70s by then.
The audio commentator said he had “a renewed passion to paint.” His style became “almost expressionist.”
His bold brush strokes and vivid colors gave me the feeling he was almost desperate to get his ideas down quickly, like he knew life was short and there was no time to waste.
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