One cannot discuss Claude Monet’s art without looking at Impression ... The work has a strong upward perspective, with the sky and the clouds making up most of the background.

Sotheby’s sold a Claude Monet “Water Lilies ... into the auction season under a cloud amid questions about its financial ...

Some contemporary viewers might raise an eyebrow at Monet’s statement and bring up charges of cultural appropriation. But the Portland Art Museum’s curators welcome such conversations ...