Monet: Painting Time

In 2026, the centenary of the death of Claude Monet (1840-1926) offers a chance to look at his work in a new way. Rather than laying out a retrospective, the Musée de l'Orangerie chooses a precise thread: the painter's relationship with time. As early as the 1870s, Monet established himself as the leading figure of Im...

For the centenary of Monet's death, the Orangerie devotes an exhibition to the painter's relationship with time: the Impressionist moment, the return of the seasons, and duration, where the Water Lilies keep watch.

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