Art history: artists, movements and museums

La Promenade de Renoir, image de l’exposition Renoir et l’amour au musée d’Orsay

Renoir at the Musée d'Orsay: "Renoir and love", works, routes, dates and tickets

Complete guide to the "Renoir and love" exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay: major works, tour, 2026 dates, tickets and up-to-date situation. Read more...

Was Renoir really an impressionist? Exhibitions, evolution and rupture

Renoir is a founder of Impressionism, but his evolution into classical drawing makes his journey more complex than a label. Read more...

The Swing by Renoir: Analysis, Models, Light and the Montmartre Garden

An analysis of The Swing: models, gazes, the Montmartre garden and filtered light in the summer of 1876. Read more...

Autoportrait aux deux cercles de Rembrandt, peintre baroque de l’Âge d’or néerlandais

Was Rembrandt an impressionist or a Renaissance painter?

Rembrandt belongs to the Dutch 17th century. He is classified among the masters of the Golden Age and, more broadly, of the Baroque - even if his late touch may... Read more...

Portrait photographique de Claude Monet par Nadar à la fin du XIXe siècle

Centenary of Claude Monet's death (1926-2026): legacy and special feature

Claude Monet’s centenary in 2026: dates, exhibitions in Paris and Normandy, Giverny, Water Lilies, the verified programme and the painter’s legacy. Read more...

Le Bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie verte de Monet au format presque carré

Which format to choose for a Monet: vertical, horizontal, square or panoramic?

Horizontal, vertical, square or panoramic: choose a Monet’s size without distorting the work, according to its original ratio, the wall and display. Read more...

7 défauts qui trahissent une mauvaise reproduction de Monet peinte à la main

7 flaws that betray a bad hand-painted Monet reproduction

Colour, brushwork, reflections, texture and framing: 7 flaws to spot and evidence to request before buying a Monet reproduction. Read more...

Méthode pour peindre à la manière de Claude Monet

How to paint in the style of Monet? Step-by-step method without copying mechanically

A practical method in 8 steps for painting in Monet’s spirit: light, palette, brushstrokes, series, exercises and studio safety. Read more...

Claude Monet photographié par Nadar en 1899

Claude Monet in 25 questions: dates, nationality, family, eyesight and myths

Reliable answers to 25 questions about Claude Monet: dates, family, Giverny, Water Lilies, cataracts, museums and misconceptions. Read more...

Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant, héritage de sa recherche sur la lumière

Claude Monet in Algeria: military service and a discovery of light

From his conscription in 1861 at Mustapha to his return to Le Havre, follow Monet’s military service in Algeria and how African light changed his way of seeing. Read more...

Paul Cézanne, Gustave Geffroy, 1895–1896

Monet and Gustave Geffroy: critic, friend and biographer

Gustave Geffroy met Monet in Belle-Île in 1886. A critic, friend and biographer, he helped bring recognition to Impressionism. Read more...

Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet peignant dans son jardin à Argenteuil, 1873

Claude Monet's friends: Boudin, Bazille, Renoir, Clemenceau and the others

Who were Claude Monet’s friends? From Boudin to Clemenceau, discover the painters, dealers and supporters who shaped his career. Read more...

Claude Monet, Jean Monet sur son cheval mécanique, 1872, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jean Monet: the eldest son portrayed in his father's paintings

A biography of Jean Monet (1867–1914), Claude Monet and Camille’s eldest son: childhood in Argenteuil, portraits, his work as a chemist and marriage to Blanche. Read more...

Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, Le Jardin à Giverny, 1927 — œuvre passée en vente chez Christie’s6298187

Blanche Hoschedé-Monet: daughter-in-law, painter and guardian of Giverny

A biography of Blanche Hoschedé-Monet (1865–1947): Monet’s pupil, Jean’s wife, a painter of Giverny and the house’s guardian after 1926. Read more...

Nymphéas de Claude Monet — guide des meilleurs livres, biographies et catalogues

The Best Books on Claude Monet: Biographies, Catalogs and Illustrated Art Books

Twelve books on Claude Monet verified in 2026: French and English biographies, illustrated art books, Water Lilies studies and the catalogue raisonné. Read more...

Dame dans un jardin à Sainte-Adresse W68 de Claude Monet, 1867 – musée de l’Ermitage GE-6505

A woman in Monet's garden: the story of a painting distinct from Femmes au jardin

An analysis of Monet’s Woman in a Garden at Sainte-Adresse W68 (1867): Jeanne-Marguerite Lecadre, the white dress, the Hermitage and its difference from Women in the Garden W67. Read more...

Champs de tulipes en Hollande W1067 de Claude Monet, 1886 – musée d’Orsay RF 1944 19

Tulip fields in Holland: color and geometry with Monet

An analysis of Monet’s Tulip Fields in Holland W1067: his ten-day trip in 1886, five studies, a composition in bands, versions and museums. Read more...

La Débâcle à Vétheuil W566 de Claude Monet, 1880 – Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

The Ice Floes and The Break-Up by Monet: the Seine taken by winter

An analysis of Monet’s Ice Floes and Ice Breakup paintings in Vétheuil in 1880: 17 to 24 views depending on the corpus, Orsay W567, museum versions and reproductions. Read more...

Claude Monet, Le Givre, effet de soleil, 1880 – musée d’Orsay RF 2706, Wildenstein 555

The Hoarfrost by Monet: an analysis of a white landscape

An analysis of Monet’s Frost, Effect of Sunlight W555 (Vétheuil, 1880), distinguished from Frost W363 in Argenteuil and Frost at Giverny W963. Read more...

Claude Monet, Matinée sur la Seine, temps de pluie

Morning on the Seine: mist, a series and a floating studio

An analysis of Monet’s Morning on the Seine: the 1896–1897 series, twenty known versions, studio boat, mist, reflections, museums and related works. Read more...

Claude Monet, Charing Cross Bridge, reflets sur la Tamise

Charing Cross Bridge by Monet: fog, trains and the Thames

An analysis of Monet’s Charing Cross Bridge: 34 views of the bridge, painting campaigns from 1899 to 1901, the Savoy, trains, fog and the 1904 exhibition. Read more...