Atlanta Museum Exhibits Monet Water Lilies

The highlight of the exhibition is a breathtaking 42-foot painting that inspires a sense of serenity, meditation, and the infinite. Painted at the end of his life, this series became Monet's "obsession," as he wrote in 1908. In these paintings, he sought to capture the beauty he found in nature, especially in his beloved garden at Giverny.

This exhibition explores Monet's devotion to his garden and the changes in his technique at the end of his life. His late works transcend his familiar Impressionist style and venture into abstraction. Even though Monet's abstract technique was largely a result of deteriorating vision, these works profoundly influenced subsequent generations of artists.

Upon experiencing the splendor of the Water Lilies, it is hard to believe that the majority of the series remained in Monet's studio for thirty years after his death, ignored and dismissed as a failure. The Museum of Modern Art and its founding director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., played an essential role in introducing these important and stunning paintings to the American public. They are now often considered Monet's greatest achievement.

The picture shows Claude Monet: Japanese Footbridge. -- www.high.org