The precious flowers, drifting, their movement almost imperceptible, over the liquid blue-green surfaces of the artist’s ...
That was 66 years ago. The Portland Art Museum bought “Waterlilies” in 1959 for $60,000 (just over $650,000 in today’s money, ...
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An extension of Musée d'Orsay, Musée de l'Orangerie features a wide selection of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It is best known for its enlarged "Water Lilies" paintings by Claude Monet.
In Water Lilies #1, Ai probes notions of reality and artifice. Although Monet’s word-famous painting represents the epitome of natural beauty, the pond and gardens he depicts were in fact a man-made ...
After an 18-month hiatus, a restored “Waterlilies” by impressionist painter Claude Monet is back on display through August at the Portland Art Museum, its home since the museum acquired the ...