Impressionism was a revolution in modern painting, capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere to create works of incredible beauty and immediacy. This major exhibition gives a unique insight to the world of the Impressionists and the emergence of its most celebrated artist, Claude Monet.
An impressive 29 paintings by Claude Monet – the master of Impressionism – is being exhibited in the company of masterpieces by Renoir, Pissarro, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Sisley and others.
Monet and the Impressionists is drawn from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, home to one of the greatest collections of Monet in the world.
This is a rare chance to see some of the world’s most famous and most loved Impressionist paintings, including Monet’s Water lilies, Haystacks and Rouen Cathedral.
View curator introduction on Sydney Morning Herald website
Claude Monet Charing Cross Bridge (overcast day) 1900 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Given by Janet Hubbard Stevens in memory of her mother, Janet Watson Hubbard. Photograph © MFA, Boston