The Art of Claude Monet Transformed at the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Published on 30 June 2022, by Valentin Grivet

The result of a partnership with the Musée Marmottan in Paris, this exhibition does not aim to revolutionize the discourse on Impressionism, but provides a highly informative journey through the painter’s world with some 30 works encapsulating the development of his art.

Claude Monet, Yellow and Purple Irises, c. 1924-1925, oil on canvas, 106 x 155 cm/41.7... The Art of Claude Monet Transformed at the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Claude Monet, Yellow and Purple Irises, c. 1924-1925, oil on canvas, 106 x 155 cm/41.7 x 61 in. Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet.
© Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris

What can be said about Claude Monet that isn’t already known? "It's about looking at the painting, beyond the subject. To understand how he moved from representing landscapes to the invention of a purely pictorial space," says Marianne Mathieu, scientific director at…

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