Monet’s troubles with eyesight due do cataracts in his old age also influenced his different use of color and increasingly blurry brush strokes. In 1916, Monet’s eyes were operated on to remove the cataracts. He was able to read, yet other aspects of his vision were compromised. Colors were darker and often altered (Sagner). Monet experienced xanthopsia where hues were seen with too much of a yellow hue. The purplish blue tint of Blue Water Lilies (1916-19) can be attributed to a similar condition called cyanopsia (Dunbar).
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Water lilies by Monet. After surgery for cataracts he was able to see UV wavelengths. Who's been kulting from other quiz blogs?????
The two visuals are from a series of paintings - Water Lilies (or Nympheas) - a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet.
The paintings depict Monet's flower garden at Giverny.Many of the works were painted as Monet suffered from cataracts
Both paintings are by Claude Monnet.
The second painting was made by him during the early part of his career so they look more colourful.
As he grew old he suffered from an eye disease called cyanopsia in which he saw everything with a bluish tinge hence the purple-blue nature of the first pic.
lilies=> monet
he had cataract, and claimed he could see UV light. so all paintings were off by a shade
Monet's water lily series of painting...
he suffered from cataract
Small doubt... won't his trouble with looking at real lilies also be reflected in looking at his paints? So technically, he should still paint the same thing.
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