Claude Monet, the founder of Impressionism, revolutionized 19th-century art with his bold use of pure, vibrant colors and his focus on capturing light and scenes of modern life. Unlike traditional ...

One of the ironies of the life of French impressionist painter Claude Monet and his works is the difference between art and the artist. Monet’s art often can be described as calming, inviting viewers ...

According to most accounts of his long and productive career, Claude Monet (1840–1926) was a passionate pursuer of natural effects, a magician with a brush. Specific moments in time seemed to flow ...

A small pastel drawing of a rocky shoreline in Normandy, France, stood on an easel in a windowless room in New Orleans' FBI field office Wednesday. The artwork — which may be worth millions — was ...

On March 28, the Hood Museum of Art debuted its new exhibit on Claude Monet, entitled “Monet: Reimaging the French Landscape.” Hood Museum curator of European Art Elizabeth Rice Mattison curated the ...