In the late 19th century, Claude Monet created an astonishing series of haystack paintings ... the first Impressionist exhibition. Held in Paris in 1874, the show featured now-famous artists ...

Next month, Claude Monet’s 1891 landscape Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule will hit the auction block at Christie’s New York. The iconic Impressionist’s painting of a poplar tree ...