Houses of Parliament, London, by ClaudeMonet, circa 1900-1903.
Colors blend and figures bend in a soft rendition of a morning scene.
Monet would continue to develop this new style of painting, joined by many of his contemporaries.
“Houses of Parliament, London,” by ClaudeMonet, circa 1900-1903. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
By 1901, he had captured the banks of the Thames in a whopping 94 works.
At that time, the then quite young artist had yet to develop his signature style of Impressionist painting.
He was reportedly depressed as he waited out the Franco-Prussian war in London before returning to France in 1871.
London, Houses of Parliament. The Sun Shining through the Fog, by Claude Monet, 1904. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Its the fog that gives London its marvelous breadth.
Regular blocks become grandiose in this mysterious cloak, the artistopined.
Even his contemporaries appreciated Monet’s works.
Charing Cross Bridge, by Claude Monet, 1899. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Thirty-seven works featuring the Thames were exhibited in Paris in 1904 to much celebration, although Monetalways self-criticalwas unsure.
In the end, the works depicting London were never exhibited in that fabled city.
But that changes in 2024, over 120 years since the idea was born.
Charing Cross Bridge, by Claude Monet, 1903. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
London, Houses of Parliament.
The Sun Shining through the Fog, by Claude Monet, 1904.
(Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Charing Cross Bridge, by Claude Monet, 1899.
(Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Charing Cross Bridge, by Claude Monet, 1903.
