Monet's 'Saule pleureur et bassin aux nymphéas / Weeping Willow and Water Lily Pond,' 1916-1919 and 'Nymphéas / Water Lilies,' 1916-1919 flank Mitchell's 'Quatuor II for Betsy Jolas,' 1976. Courtesy ...

ONCE, when Claude Monet was painting the cliffs at Étretat, he became so absorbed he failed to notice a wave until it crashed into him. He had to crawl from the sea on all fours. But this incident did ...

A Claude Monet pastel painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish family during World War II, which vanished for decades only to show up with a Louisiana art dealer, was returned Wednesday in New Orleans ...

Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist’s triumphs—and struggles Bridge Over the Water Lily Pond, 1905. In earlier works, Monet painted the footbridge in a crisp, ...