Grand Monet Retrospective

On September 21, the galleries of the Grand Palais in Paris opened their doors to present France's most important cultural event of the year: a grand retrospective of French artist Claude Monet. The exhibition¿that will remain open to the public for three months¿includes nearly 200 works by Monet, one of the most important Impressionist painters in history who, at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, laid the foundation for modern art. The works that make up the exhibition come from several museums, not only from France, but also from the rest of Europe, the U.S., and Japan. The exhibition was designed to be approached from several thematic fronts, and covers the beginning of Monet's career in 1860 to his final works, such as paintings from his Nympheas (Water Lilies) series. The organizers hope that more than 500,000 visitors will attend this retrospective on one of the founders of Impressionism. A great buzz has been generated concerning the opening of the largest retrospective in history about Monet, and more than 83,000 tickets have been sold online to date. Monet¿s last retrospective took place 30 years ago.