Monet voyageur

Painter of water lilies and the Seine, Claude Monet (1840–1926) was also a discreet but constant traveller. For more than half a century, he travelled throughout France and Europe in search of changing light and landscapes to explore — the subject of patient, often obsessive observation.

From Normandy to Norway, his often overlooked travels are retraced in this illustrated book featuring more than 300 major works. Excerpts from his letters reveal the circumstances and tell us everything about the painter's state of mind when he was far from home.