Please analyze the art piece ” Vétheuil,” 1901, by Claude Monet. Papers should include a introductory paragraph, body, and conclusion. Please mention in the essay that I visited The Art Institute of Chicago.
DO NOT wright about;
The Neil Armstrong sculpture, the Stewart Center Land Grant mural, the Boilermaker sculpture, or the Unfinished “P” sculpture. Other artworks on the campus are acceptable provided they are ORIGINAL, not a reproduc6on, and completed by an ar6st or group of arts, but not a commercial foundry or business.
Below are some questions to help get you started.
Jump start questions to ask when analyzing a piece.
• Does the artwork fall within an established genre (historical, mythical, religious,
portraiture, landscape, fantasy, still life, architectural)
• Are there any recognizable objects, places, or scenes? How are they presented?
(Idealized, hidden, distorted, exaggerated, stylized, simple/minimalist, primitive,
blurred, focused)
• Have people been included? What can we tell about them? (age, professions, attire, wealth)
• What can we learn about how they are posed? (frontal, partly turned, body language) – can we work out relationships between figures from the way they are posed?
• Are they looking somewhere? (direct eye contact, interested in other subjects)
• Are there props or important details (drapery, adornments, architectural elements)
• Does the work explore movement?
• Does the artwork communicate an action, narrative, or story?
• What kind of abstract elements are shown (bars, shapes, splashes, lines?) Are they representations or inspire by realistic forms? Do they feel spontaneous, or do they feel deliberate?
• Does the work include the appropriation of work by other artists?
• Does the piece give you an instinctual response? Is it shocking, does it give off an emotion?
• Does the title change the way you interpret the work?
