Claude Monet

Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1906. Art Institute of Chicago. No horizon feautred in this one
Monet's Water Lilies: Their History and Evolution
Between 1897 and 1926, Claude Monet painted approximately 250 waterscapes of his favorite subject towards the end of his life: Water lilies. The latter half of these paintings in particular are…
Claude Monet painting of triangular haystacks in the evening light
Claude Monet's Life & Works in 11 Surprising Facts
Born in Paris in 1840, Claude Monet became a master painter whose works have become synonymous with the Impressionist movement he helped found. Here are ten little-known facts about the life of…
Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872. Oil on canvas.
Art 101: Impressionism
Considered one of the first major art movements of the modern era, Impressionism was a radical revolt against the contemporary standards of academic painting.
workers hold the massive painting up with gloved hands
Large Monet Water Lilies Sell For $70.4 Million 
Sotheby’s blended in-person and digital experiences to execute three sales on the evening of May 12 with stunning results including the five-person bid over a star piece, Claude Monet’s Le Bassin aux…
blue sky and water rendered with colorful, small impressionist brushstrokes clash against white cliffs that stand half in shadow and half in sun.
Explore Monet’s Engagement with Étretat at The Seattle Art Museum
The exhibition takes Fishing Boats at Étretat (1885), the only work by Claude Monet in SAM’s collection, as inspiration, presenting it alongside ten other paintings by Monet from his visits to the…