Monet Painting Undamaged in Protest

Monet Painting Undamaged in Protest

Monet painting “Meules” (“Haystacks”) wasn’t damaged, in the latest food-based activist protest stunt. The climate activist group Letzter Generation (Last Generation) visited the Museum Barberini, just outside Berlin. Once inside, they put on workvests, and...
Monet Gardens in Giverny Again Open to All

Monet Gardens in Giverny Again Open to All

In Giverny, France is a garden that much of the world would recognize. The water lilies of the Japanese-inspired lake and gardens inspired the man who lived there – none other than the impressionist master Claude Monet. For forty-three years from 1883 to 1926, the...
Monet Painting Sells for Record-Breaking $110.7M

Monet Painting Sells for Record-Breaking $110.7M

The most expensive Impressionist artwork ever sold at an auction was purchased at Sotheby’s in New York this past Tuesday. It was a painting from Monet’s “Haystacks” series. An anonymous bidder acquired it for $110.7 million. “One of the most recognizable images...
Millions Worth of Art Stolen from Dutch Museum

Millions Worth of Art Stolen from Dutch Museum

Early Tuesday morning, millions worth of art was stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The museum is currently showing a collection of works from the Triton Foundation in celebration of its 20th anniversary. The paintings were some of the most...