For any great and undoubtedly gifted artist there is always the danger of becoming a craftsman, a copyist. This happens when the master, having woken up once known, begins to exploit his success, the themes that came to the soul of a public that is not very demanding and sophisticated in the secrets of real art. Fortunately, Claude Monet escaped a similar fate.
What do many of us associate with the expression “lilac fog”? Of course, with a popular song performed by Vladimir Markin. However, in this case we mean not only and even not so much a song, but a picture of the founder of impressionism. It was written in London, where Monet came to visit his son.
“London fog” is already a byword. The whole “good, old England” became associated with him. Even the British themselves are seen by many foreigners as cold, stiff, too committed to the traditions of the past. It is known how much time the Impressionists gave to experiments with color and light. Here and there – what do we actually see, or rather, what are we trying to see? Thames, carrying its waters, splashing almost at the foot of the picture. Fisherman’s boat far away, growing out of the fog. Gulls scattered throughout the picture. Finally, the outlines of the English Parliament at the very distance.
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