Friday, August 29, 2025

Claude Monet 
(1840 - 1926)
 
Monet, who had already visited London in 1870-1871, made a first six-week stay in London in September 1899, accompanied by Alice and Germaine Hoschedé, with the aim of both painting and visiting his son Michel, had been living there since the spring. They stayed in a suite on the 6th floor of the prestigious Savoy Hotel, which offered spectacular views of the Thames and south London. Monet was invigorated by this visit, commenting, “I so love London! But I love it only in winter, for without the fog London wouldn’t be a beautiful city. It’s the fog that gives it its magnificent breadth.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet


Charing Cross Bridge, The Thames
1901
Oil on canvas
73,4 x 100.3 cm 
Musée des Beaux Arts, Lyon, France
https://www.mba-lyon.fr/en/fiche-oeuvre/charing-cross-bridge-thames

Charing Cross Bridge (Monet series)
 
Charing Cross Bridge is a series of oil paintings by French artist Claude Monet. The paintings depict a misty, impressionist Charing Cross Bridge in London, England. Monet worked on the series from 1899 to 1905, creating a total of 37 paintings depicting the bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross_Bridge_(Monet_series)

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