In 1914, Claude Monet was having a bad year. His beloved wife had died, cataracts clouded his vision, toothache dogged him, and Europe had plunged headlong into war. Soon, his son would be stationed ...

Kelleher is the author of The Ugly History of Beautiful Things, an essay collection that illuminates the darkness hidden behind our prettiest purchases When I was a little girl, my mother had an ...

Claude Monet’s paintings of his garden in Giverny, particularly his water lily pond, are considered some of the world’s most beautiful and soothing works of art. Reproductions are ubiquitous, hung on ...

Claude Monet's iconic renderings of water lilies were born of a monumental project he steadfastly pursued during the last decades of his life. Comprising a string of paintings, numbering 250 in all ...

Monet's "Water Lilies" panels were installed at the Musee d'Orangerie in 1927, one year after the artist's death Wikimedia Commons Visiting the Musée de l’Orangerie’s “Water Lilies” rooms—an oblong ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- One of impressionist master Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that ...

Claude Monet died 90 years ago, but his famous water lilies still have power over viewers. What's the secret to their staying power? It might have to do with their creator's particular attachment to ...