1899

Suzanne Hoschedé Butler dies, aged 32, on February 6. Sisley dies on January 29 and asks for Monet on his deathbed. Monet arranges a benefit sale for Sisley’s children, donating one of his Norway paintings and bidding on works himself. Monet declares that Sisley "is as great an artist as any who has ever lived".

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Suzanne Hoschede
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, France
© Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris / Giraudon
/ Bridgeman Presse