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Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings of Them Were Some of His Greatest Masterpieces
In 1955, MoMA acquired its first large Water Lilies canvas. Through the 1950s, to fund his passion for safaris in Africa, the ...
Portland Art Museum’s ‘Waterlilies’ restoration gives the beloved Monet painting ‘back its voice’
The water lilies themselves had only existed for a few years, DeWitt said. Monet was obsessed with acquiring the latest ...
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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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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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Late "Lilies" extends MFA's view of Monet
The Museum of Fine Arts has brought Claude Monet's "Water Lilies, Reflections of Weeping Willows" (c. 1916-1919) to Boston ...