Here we list 6 most beautiful paintings by Claude Monet, and what makes them exceptional. 2 / 7 ... As evident by the name, this is a painting of Monet’s garden in his home in Argenteuil.

From Claude Monet to Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, ... The painting can be seen at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. ... Mary Cassatt quickly made a name for herself in Impressionist circles.

One of Monet’s most beautiful paintings, the one that gave name to the ‘Impressionism’ movement, was this one. And it was also a landscape painting with a beautiful sunrise over a port.

Impression, Sunrise, the 1872 painting that inspired the name of the larger movement. As Monet put it: “A landscape is only an impression, instantaneous, hence the label they’ve given us.” ...

Blanche Hoschedé-Monet has barely been acknowledged in art history. But not only did she help her stepfather Claude, she created her own fine works – often of the same scenes as him.

As widely recognized as Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa" or Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," one of Claude Monet's celebrated "Water Lilies" paintings has made its debut at the Speed Art Museum ...

La Moisson, Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, 1885 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In art history, few names are as evocative as Claude Monet.The French artist is known for his swirling paintings of ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to art historian Joachim Pissarro’s 1990 book on Claude Monet’s Rouen cathedral paintings as an exhibition. The story has been ...