“Agapanthus” by Claude Monet and the painting “Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp” create a rift in the ways of viewing art, with “Agapanthus” being a painting which can be appreciated in its beauty due to its visual appeal as a painting as opposed “Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp” which requires a more interactive mind and understanding of time period. This need to understand context in the painting may alienate a viewer from its true beauty.The painting “Agapanthus” by Claude Monet has a rudimentary yet naturally explicit appearance due to its impressionistic painting style. This piece is created with a majority of cool hues, predominantly blue. This is contrasted greatly by the crisp technically linear yet abstract appearance in “Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp” by Katherine Sophie Drier. This painting has a mix of all different hues, varying from cool to warm and of various intensities.

Glenn Collaku