20th Century History

Impressionism took its name from the title of a painting that Claude Monet (1840-1926) exhibited in 1874. More than any other artist, Monet was the creator of the Impressionist vision,...

Recreates Monet's life and artistic development during his years in the village of Giverny, reproducing eightyone of the finest paintings completed there

Examines the works of Monet from a new perspective, and traces the changes in his style as brought about by the changes and problems in his personal life