Waterloo Bridge, Grey Day, 1903
BBC Culture fan, Marjatta Kallahti, named this painting as her personal favourite, describing it as “one of the treasures of Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin”.
The Seine at Giverny, 1897
One BBC Culture reader, Cynthia Roberts, described Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny as a “wonderful place to visit”. “His home and garden are one of the most tranquil places I have ever visited, his little rowing boat is still on the lake where he painted the Water Lilies.”
Autumn Effect at Argenteuil, 1873
BBC Culture fan Caroline Fox Betts is “always astonished at how 'contemporary' his colours seem”, and nothing shows off Monet’s use of colour better than this painting from 1873.
Marine, Pourville, 1881
Facebook fan Kelly Kurek had praise for Monet’s entire body of work: “I don't believe there's one work that Claude Monet did that I don't love,” she said. “He was extremely talented and way ahead of his time.”
Le Grand Canal, 1908
Monet famously declared Venice “too beautiful to paint”, but his only visit to the Italian city in 1908 produced 37 canvases, including this one of the Grand Canal.
Wheat Field, 1881
The landscapes of Lavacourt were a recurrent setting for Monet, but this painting is regarded as one of the classic Impressionist landscapes from the late 19th Century.
Water Lilies, 1915-26
BBC Culture reader Trevor Cleevely was astounded when he saw Monet’s Water Lilies series on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. “Although Monet was losing his sight towards the end of his life, he never lost his artistic vision. It was amazing to behold.”
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