
Claude MonetFrench, 1840–1926May one see it?
Washington, D.C., United States
On public display.
1883–1926 · Workplace
Giverny
October – December 1908
Three months in Venice
At the invitation of Mary Hunter, Monet and Alice arrived in Venice on 1 October 1908; going out daily by gondola, the artist created 37 Venetian canvases. On 12 December he sold them to the Bernheim-Jeune brothers for 12,000 francs each.
6 May 1909
The "Les Nymphéas" exhibition
After several postponements, an exhibition of 48 "Water Lilies" canvases of 1903–1908 opened at Durand-Ruel's — Monet's largest and most unified series to date. The exhibition was a success.