Claude Monet's paintings are pretty. For this reason some people love his work and other dismiss it as decorative and superficial. "Monet in Normandy", the exhibition on now at the Cleveland Museum of Art, brings us over 50 works by one of the world's best known painters and presents them in an intellectual manner that may even make you see those water lily tote bags and umbrellas in a different light.
Here are a just a few things you might not have know about Monet. His work was incredibly daring in style and composition. He was influenced by Japanese prints. He was a courageous artist; he sometimes risked his life to paint remote landscapes. He was a very talented and innovative gardener. He was incredibly hard working and prolific.
This exhbition is the first to thoroughly study his work in the context of the Normandy region of France.
I will be posting more works and more info.
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