Monet at work in his large studio, 1910. From "Mad Enchantment," by Ross King.(Getty) Mad Enchantment sounds like an oxymoron, but it fairly summarizes historian Ross King's depiction of the pain ...

His “influence is felt,” pronounced the art critic Clement Greenberg in 1957, “in some of the most advanced painting now being done in this country,” and the Water Lilies “belong more to ...

A "monumental" painting by Claude Monet from his celebrated and famed Water Lilies series is to go on sale at auction in New York for around $40m (£29m). Le Bassin aux Nympheas is "among the most ...

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 ...

In 1890, Claude Monet bought a house 50 miles outside of Paris and turned its fruit orchard into a garden oasis filled with water lilies. Monet painted more than 250 paintings of water lilies ...

Another beautiful Monet creation that takes people straight into nature is ‘Women in the Garden’. The painting shows four women dressed in beautiful, flowing white gowns, with 3 women standing ...

Entitled “Le bassin aux nymphéas” or “Water lily pond,” the two-meter- (6.6-foot-) wide painting forms part of Monet’s famous “Water Lilies” series, depicting light dappling across ...

The gallery post carried a picture of the painting, apparently a 1908 work from Claude Monet’s Nymphéas series depicting the famous water lilies in his garden at Giverny, France, along with the ...

As widely recognized as Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa" or Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," one of Claude Monet's celebrated "Water Lilies" paintings has made its debut at the Speed Art Museum ...

Bridge Over the Water Lily Pond, 1905.In earlier works, Monet painted the footbridge in a crisp, distinct arc. Here, its faint, shadowy curves blend into greenery of the natural surroundings.

A previously unseen painting by Claude Monet is expected to fetch more than $65 million when it goes on sale in New York early next month, according to a statement released by Christie’s auction ...