We meet a number of Monets in Jackie Wullschläger's new biography-the first to be published in English on the acclaimed painter. First we meet Oscar, Claude's given name, a teenage caricaturist ...

Ross King has won the 2017 RBC Taylor Prize for Mad Enchantment. The annual $25,000 prize honours the best in Canadian nonfiction. In Mad Enchantment, King delves into the brilliant but troubled mind ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gusts whip the water, the sea reflects a pale grey sky, freight vessels and cruise ships loom into sight, ...

The Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2024 has been awarded to Jackie Wullschläger for her biography of the French impressionist painter Claude Monet. At an event at the London home of ...

In September, 1870, while Prussian soldiers were trying to starve Paris into surrender, Claude Monet was in Normandy with his wife, Camille, and their son, Jean, looking for a boat out of France. They ...

Claude Monet, famous French painter of the 19th century, was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris. His artistic talent was revealed at a young age, and he was noted for his unique and innovative style.

One of the ironies of the life of French impressionist painter Claude Monet and his works is the difference between art and the artist. Monet’s art often can be described as calming, inviting viewers ...