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A luxurious monograph in the centenary year of the artist's death, Monet (re)discovers the painter and the man, placing insightful text alongside 'must have' and lesser-known works.

A luxurious monograph in the centenary year of the artist’s death, Monet (re)discovers the painter and the man, placing insightful text alongside ‘must have’ and lesser-known works. With exhibitions around the world and extensive media attention, the centenary of Monet’s passing in 2026 will be celebrated with due fanfare; and this luxurious book is a fitting and timely accompaniment, covering all of Monet’s key works in a beautifully presented, large-format monograph. Claude Monet, who remains one of the world’s best-known and beloved artists, spent 70 of his 86 years with paintbrush in hand, drawing strength from constant renewal from reinvention. He embodied the beginnings of Impressionism, then defined it. Few artists have enjoyed such longevity or demonstrated such inventiveness. Monet traces this career, drawing on a rich iconography that includes the ‘must haves’ as well as lesser-known and sometimes surprising works. Author Marianne Mathieu allows us to (re)discover the painter and the man in his simplicity and his daily routine. She immerses the reader in the light and the colour that characterised and shaped Monet’s work. AUTHOR: Marianne Mathieu is an art historian specialising in Impressionism. For over 20 years, she has curated heritage exhibitions in France and beyond, including Monet the Collector (2017, Yale University Press), Berthe Morisot (2012, Paris, Musee Marmottan Monet), Julie Manet, la memoire impressionniste (2022, Paris, Musee Marmottan Monet), Monet-Mitchell (2022, Yale University Press) and Monet en pleine lumiere (2023, Moncaco, Grimaldi Forum). SELLING POINTS: . Published to mark the centenary of Monet’s death: a celebratory year of international exhibitions and press coverage . A sumptuous, large-format monograph, luxuriously bound in cloth, devoted to a giant of nineteenth- and twentieth-century art . Exquisite reproductions of a huge range of work: the lilies at Giverny, the great Impressionist masterpieces, and far beyond . Text by a major specialist in Monet and Impressionism: a rich and accessible reading of the master of light and colour 165 colour, 3 b/w illustrations