1914

Monet discusses with Clemenceau the ambitious project of the waterlily murals, which he calls his Grand Decorations. Clemenceau encourages him to consider giving them to France. Monet plans his third and final studio to accommodate the huge scale of the murals.

Claude Monet
Waterlilies 1914–17
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
Gift of Michel Monet, 1966
(inv. 5116)
© The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet in his studio c.1920
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris