The exhibition "Monet and Chicago", currently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago, focuses on the connection between the Impressionist painter and America’s “Second City.” It brings together over seventy works from the Art Institute’s holdings and Chicago-based private collections.
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1906, oil on canvas.
Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection.
Claude Monet never came to Chicago during his lifetime. Yet, from the 1880s on, America’s “Second City” passionately embraced the French painter, finding in his art an expression of a radically modern sensibility that corresponded to the city’s own self-image. The exhibition Monet and Chicago at the Art Institute of Chicago highlights the enduring enthusiasm for Monet’s work among Chicago-based collectors and the general public . It showcases over seventy works by Monet that trace different stages of his career, including early caricatures from the artist’s boyhood in Le Havre, paintings he made during stays at Pourville and in Norway, rarely seen still lives, views of Giverny, and a selection from the famous haystack series. While allowing the visitors the exquisite pleasure of experiencing the artist’s works…
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