Monet is probably the most famous of the group, particularly for his paintings of his garden at Giverny with its pond full of water-lilies and Japanese-style bridge.

Monet was fascinated by the changing effects of light on landscapes, and particularly on water. He often painted the same scene several times, seeing how it changed at different seasons and hours of the day.

His late water-lily paintings are almost abstract masses of colour. Their tranquillity is extraordinary considering that he painted them during the First World War, and could frequently hear the sound of gunfire from his garden.

See other works by Monet in the collection

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