CLAUDE MONET 1840

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was both the most typical and the most individual painter associated with the Impressionist movement. His l ong life and extraordinary work were dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and in particular landsca pe, offer the human eye. Monet's poplars, grain stacks, Rouen Cathedral, and waterlily paintings - among the most beloved works of t he Impressionist period - were created long before the currents of the contemporary avant-garde and had an inestimable influence on the devel...[Read more]