Claude Monet | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/claude-monet/RSS feed for Claude MonetenMon, 26 Oct 2026 18:16:26 +0000Art Museums in Milwaukee and Tampa Bay Are Betting That Their Hometown Baseball Teams Will Win the World Series. The Wager? Monet Paintingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/art-museums-in-milwaukee-and-tampa-bay-are-betting-that-their-hometown-baseball-teams-will-win-the-world-series-the-wager-monet-paintings-180989753/As the Brewers take on the Rays in the Fall Classic, two art museums are engaged in a friendly bit of sports betting: The winning city (temporarily) gets a Monet from the other city's collectionMon, 26 Oct 2026 18:16:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/art-museums-in-milwaukee-and-tampa-bay-are-betting-that-their-hometown-baseball-teams-will-win-the-world-series-the-wager-monet-paintings-180989753/This Massive, 'Mega-Rare' Monet Painting Is Now the Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold at Auction in Francehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-massive-mega-rare-monet-painting-is-now-the-most-expensive-artwork-ever-sold-at-auction-in-france-180989749/The Impressionist painted "Iris" a year or two before his death, at a time when his work was becoming increasingly abstract and falling out of favor with critics. Now, it’s considered a masterpiece ahead of its timeMon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-massive-mega-rare-monet-painting-is-now-the-most-expensive-artwork-ever-sold-at-auction-in-france-180989749/Why Did Claude Monet Paint the Same Scenes Over and Over Again? The Impressionist Artist Was Obsessed With Capturing the Fleeting Nature of Timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-claude-monet-paint-the-same-scenes-over-and-over-again-the-impressionist-artist-was-obsessed-with-capturing-the-fleeting-nature-of-time-180989563/An upcoming exhibition at Tate Modern will feature more than 60 artworks created by Monet between the 1870s and 1920s. These pieces reveal how he documented changing light and weather conditionsThu, 24 Sep 2026 15:01:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-claude-monet-paint-the-same-scenes-over-and-over-again-the-impressionist-artist-was-obsessed-with-capturing-the-fleeting-nature-of-time-180989563/Claude Monet’s Long-Hidden ‘Iris’ Is About to Become the Most Expensive Painting Ever Auctioned in Francehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/claude-monets-long-hidden-iris-is-about-to-become-the-most-expensive-painting-ever-auctioned-in-france-180989546/The artwork reflects the famed Impressionist’s later, abstract style. Sotheby’s estimates that it will sell for $25 million to $34 millionTue, 22 Sep 2026 19:12:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/claude-monets-long-hidden-iris-is-about-to-become-the-most-expensive-painting-ever-auctioned-in-france-180989546/