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Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings of Them Were Some of His Greatest Masterpieces
But a paradigm had shifted, and Monet became a magnet for his forward-looking contemporaries. Now, in his garden at Giverny ...
Portland Art Museum’s ‘Waterlilies’ restoration gives the beloved Monet painting ‘back its voice’
That was 66 years ago. The Portland Art Museum bought “Waterlilies” in 1959 for $60,000 (just over $650,000 in today’s money, ...
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Claude Monet’s Impressionist water lilies painting expected to fetch US$40 million at auction
One of Claude Monet’s “monumental” water lilies paintings will go under the hammer in New York for an estimate in the region of US$40 million. Le Bassin aux Nympheas has been described by au ...
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See Monet's "Water Lilies" at Musee de l'Orangerie
It is best known for its enlarged "Water Lilies" paintings by Claude Monet. The eight massive paintings are divided across two oval rooms that are filled with natural light from a glass roof.
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Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings of Them Were Some of His Greatest Masterpieces
Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist’s triumphs—and struggles Bridge Over the Water Lily Pond, 1905. In earlier works, Monet painted the footbridge in a ...