Monet Paintings Chicago Art Museum

Exhibition closed impressionism fashion and modernity jun 25 sep 29 2013.

Monet paintings chicago art museum.

The art institute s holdings of late 19th century french art are among the largest and finest in the world and feature some of the most well known and well loved works in the museum. Of the art institute s 33 monet paintings just two were purchased by the museum. The flowers of monet at garfield park conservatory. The exhibit will run from sept.

The works included here are highlights from our wide ranging collection. Stacks of wheat end of summer 1890 91. Accompanying the exhibition of the same name this beautiful catalogue traces chicago s unique relationship with claude monet a relationship that began in 1903 when the art institute of chicago became the first american museum to buy a painting by the french impressionist. Some argue that paintings made in the last decade of his life make monet as influential to modern art as he was to impressionism.

Exhibition closed monet in the 90s. The series paintings may 19. The rest were donated by local collectors starting in the 1920s. Curator gloria groom of the art institute of chicago home to its.

Monet paintings and drawings at the art institute of chicago. Discover art by van gogh picasso warhol more in the art institute s collection spanning 5 000 years of creativity. In 1903 the art institute became the first american museum to purchase one of monet s paintings and in the decades that followed the museum s collection grew thanks to generous gifts from several donors including annie coburn former two time chicago mayor carter harrison jr the searle family and others. Inspired by monet s most famous paintings the free garfield park conservatory will bring his works to life with a variety of blooms including a living wall inspired by the water lilies series.

The art institute of chicago gift of. Exhibition closed 20 works by claude monet mar 18 mar 28 1895. The art institute of chicago was the first american museum to purchase a work by monet in the early 1900 s and has the largest collection outside of paris.