Prince of the Impressionists: Capturing the ever-changing face of reality Hailed the Prince of the Impressionists, Claude Monet (1840 - 1926)transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, butthe act of perception itself.Working en plein air with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye.Monet's interest in this space between the motif and the artist encompassed too theephemeral...