Monet completed the oil painting in 1890 as part of his Meules (Haystacks) series, depicting rural life near his home in the Normandy region. The sale is also the first time an Impressionist ...
Monet, who was born in Paris in 1840, was said to be inspired by the Japanese artist practice of producing several views in the art work, according to the National Gallery. He also painted the ...
the two views that make up the paintings in the first room of the exhibition, but seen from the higher angle of the sixth floor of the Savoy Hotel where Monet turned rooms into a studio.