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Paintings of William Edouard Scott and Claude Monet

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Two works of art that have inspired generations of art lovers are "Rainy Night, Etaples," painted in 1912 by William Edouard Scott, and "The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice," created in 1908 by Claude Monet. Currently, both paintings are displayed in the IMA Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana. "Rainy Night, Etaples" is displayed in the American section and The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice is displayed in European section. The two paintings have the unique stamp of their painters and differ in the reflection of light. They also differ in their sizes, and the painters were inspired by different themes while creating these masterpieces. The two beautiful pieces of art are the strokes of two great masters and differ because they portray the unique styles of the painters and are made on the same medium and are visual works of paintings. "Rainy Night, Etaples" that is next to "The Olive Grove" painting in the MLA museum in a 25 1/2" x 31 in. 33 x 39 1/4" framed painting, which was created in 1912. The material used for the painting is oil on canvas. The painting shows a beautiful play of light and darkness, which is not altogether black, but has a bluish hue. The painting shows a rainy view of a street of Etaples, which is a city in Normandy, France. Most of the paintings of Scott have a common subject of the summer residence of Henry Ossawa Tanner, his mentor. The summer residence of Tanner was in Etaples, and Scott has used the city in most of his paintings (Rainy Night, Etaples, 2014). "The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice," which is beside "The Quai d'Austerlitz" painting created in 1908 by Claude Monet is a 25 1/2 Ã- 36 1/4 in. 34 x 44 5/8 in. framed painting. The material used is same as Rainy Night, i.e. oil on canvas. Monet has devoted a series of paintings to this Church of Venice. In this painting, Monet has again shown his dedication to the display of reflection of light, although the painting appears slightl

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