First we meet Oscar, Claude's given name, a teenage caricaturist sketching notable figures in the port city of Le Havre. By ...

T he French art critic Louis Vauxcelles described a day trip to Giverny in summer 1905, to visit the home of artist Claude ...

It is believed that Monet captured the image of some 300 water lilies, some of which were done in his 80s. He was able to ...

Claude Monet, one of the world's most famous impressionists, lived and painted many of these subjects in his home in Giverny. Today, Monet fans can tour his excellently preserved home, studio and ...

Giverny, in France, is home to Claude Monet’s famous house and gardens, which are the real-life representation of his art. The grounds, restored in the late 1970s, were the artist's private ...

"Nymphéas" is one of Monet's earliest oil paintings, in which he took his water lily pond at his home in Giverny as his muse. The piece depicts an impressionistic view of a cluster of lily pads ...

and reflections in the water lily pond at his home in Giverny, France. The work, which Christie’s said is being offered from an anonymous private collection after remaining with the Monet ...

By Jackie Wullschläger Author, Monet: The Restless Vision The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles described a day trip to Giverny in summer 1905, to visit the home of artist Claude Monet.