Claude Monet | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/claude-monet/RSS feed for Claude MonetenFri, 12 Jun 2026 20:48:19 +0000When Claude Monet Planted Water Lilies, Inspiration Struck. An Upcoming Auction Will Test How Much Collectors Prize the Floral Masterpieceshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-claude-monet-planted-water-lilies-inspiration-struck-an-upcoming-auction-will-test-how-much-collectors-prize-the-floral-masterpieces-180988947/The marquee painting from Monet’s "Nymphéas" series is expected to fetch more than $40 million at auction later this monthFri, 12 Jun 2026 20:48:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-claude-monet-planted-water-lilies-inspiration-struck-an-upcoming-auction-will-test-how-much-collectors-prize-the-floral-masterpieces-180988947/See How These Wristwatches Reimagine Famous Masterpieces by Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Edgar Degas and Paul Kleehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-these-wristwatches-reimagine-famous-masterpieces-by-claude-monet-jackson-pollock-edgar-degas-and-paul-klee-180988030/The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has partnered with the Guggenheim to create a collection inspired by 20th-century artworks from the Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist movementsThu, 22 Jan 2026 21:04:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-these-wristwatches-reimagine-famous-masterpieces-by-claude-monet-jackson-pollock-edgar-degas-and-paul-klee-180988030/Claude Monet Painted This Palace Overlooking Venice's Grand Canal. Now, the Legendary Mansion Is Officially for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/claude-monet-painted-this-palace-overlooking-venices-grand-canal-now-the-legendary-mansion-is-officially-for-sale-180987955/The Palazzo Dario has a rich history dating back to the 15th century—and, as the story goes, a succession of unusually unlucky ownersTue, 06 Jan 2026 18:55:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/claude-monet-painted-this-palace-overlooking-venices-grand-canal-now-the-legendary-mansion-is-officially-for-sale-180987955/Claude Monet's Beautiful Paintings of Venice Are Headlining an Exhibition for the First Time in More Than a Centuryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/claude-monets-beautiful-paintings-of-venice-are-headlining-an-exhibition-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-a-century-180987500/The paintings came from the French Impressionist’s time in Italy with his wife, Alice, in 1908Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:39:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/claude-monets-beautiful-paintings-of-venice-are-headlining-an-exhibition-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-a-century-180987500/Monet's Stepdaughter Painted Breathtaking Impressionist Masterpieces. They're Finally Getting the Attention They Deservehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/monets-stepdaughter-painted-breathtaking-impressionist-masterpieces-theyre-finally-getting-the-attention-they-deserve-180986408/Known as the "forgotten Monet," Blanche Hoschedé-Monet created roughly 300 stunning artworks. She's now getting her first-ever solo exhibition in the United StatesFri, 11 Apr 2025 14:33:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/monets-stepdaughter-painted-breathtaking-impressionist-masterpieces-theyre-finally-getting-the-attention-they-deserve-180986408/A Rare Monet Painting Has Been Returned to the Family of Its Rightful Owners—Eight Decades After It Was Stolen by the Nazishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-monet-painting-has-been-returned-to-the-family-of-its-rightful-owners-eight-decades-after-it-was-stolen-by-the-nazis-180985250/The Gestapo seized the Impressionist painting from storage after its owners fled from their home in Vienna. Now, the piece has been returned to their granddaughtersThu, 10 Oct 2024 21:07:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-monet-painting-has-been-returned-to-the-family-of-its-rightful-owners-eight-decades-after-it-was-stolen-by-the-nazis-180985250/A Monet Masterpiece That Hung in Churchill's Home Is Now Free of Grime From Cigar Smokehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-monet-masterpiece-that-hung-in-churchills-home-is-now-free-of-grime-from-cigar-smoke-180985147/The newly restored "Charing Cross Bridge," which once hung in the politician's drawing room, is now on display at London's Courtauld GalleryMon, 07 Oct 2024 16:38:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-monet-masterpiece-that-hung-in-churchills-home-is-now-free-of-grime-from-cigar-smoke-180985147/The Painting That Inspired the Term 'Impressionism' Debuts in Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-painting-that-inspired-the-term-impressionism-debuts-in-america-180985041/Monet's "Impression, Sunrise" anchors an exhibition commemorating the birth of the artistic movement 150 years agoTue, 10 Sep 2024 17:01:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-painting-that-inspired-the-term-impressionism-debuts-in-america-180985041/Fire Extinguished at Rouen Cathedral, a Frequent Subject of Monet's Paintingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fire-extinguished-at-rouen-cathedral-a-frequent-subject-of-monets-paintings-180984703/The 12th-century structure and the artworks inside it sustained no significant damageFri, 12 Jul 2024 21:17:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fire-extinguished-at-rouen-cathedral-a-frequent-subject-of-monets-paintings-180984703/Climate Activist Vandalizes a Monet With an Apocalyptic Imagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activist-vandalizes-a-monet-with-an-apocalyptic-image-180984461/A protester was arrested on Saturday after plastering a poster over "Poppy Field" at the Musée d'Orsay in ParisMon, 03 Jun 2024 20:54:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activist-vandalizes-a-monet-with-an-apocalyptic-image-180984461/