Monet's painting ends abruptly with attacks from his father and art critics. He intends to abandon everything, but is convinced otherwise by an aspiring young artist.
In 1914, Claude Monet was having a bad year. His beloved wife had died, cataracts clouded his vision, toothache dogged him, and Europe had plunged headlong into war. Soon, his son would be stationed ...
For years, Claude Monet (1840–1926) resisted the siren song of Venice. When he finally made the journey, the lagoon city revitalized his painting career, his time in Italy preparing him to complete ...
In September, 1870, while Prussian soldiers were trying to starve Paris into surrender, Claude Monet was in Normandy with his wife, Camille, and their son, Jean, looking for a boat out of France. They ...