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Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings of Them Were Some of His Greatest Masterpieces
He thought Monet had now “severed his last ties” with descriptive painting. The paintings were in this sense paradoxical: They pushed Impressionism toward abstraction, but as representations they made ...
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
Claude Monet is most renowned for his series of paintings, including Water Lilies, Haystacks, and Rouen Cathedral. Nonetheless, the artist produced hundreds of other singular artworks that confirm his ...
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From Cattelan’s Scandalous Banana to a Duo of Lalanne Camels: 10 Highlights of the November Art Auctions
The three major houses are playing it safe, focusing on blue-chip names and leaving less space for discoveries on the ...
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Today’s Fact & Quote
The highest amount paid for an original Claude Monet painting is $110.7 million. “Meules” was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on May 14, 2019.