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Claude Monet (1840鈥�1926) saw the world differently. He found extraordinary beauty in settings both mundane and majestic, and he shared that enthusiasm鈥攖hat commitment to the everyday, the here and now鈥攊n paintings that changed the course of art. Perhaps no other artist has captured Boston鈥檚 imagination as enduringly as Monet.

鈥淢onet and Boston: Legacy Illuminated鈥� highlights 25 masterpieces by the artist鈥攕elections drawn from the MFA鈥檚 extraordinary holdings of his work alongside select loans from local private collections. The exhibition begins by looking at Monet鈥檚 development and early career, as well as his engagement with Japanese art through juxtapositions of the artist鈥檚 paintings with prints from the MFA鈥檚 renowned ukiyo-e collection. It then broadens to consider Monet鈥檚 work alongside that of his predecessor Jean-Fran莽ois Millet (1814鈥�1875) and contemporary Auguste Rodin (1840鈥�1917), artists whose works were likewise embraced by Bostonians. A generation older, Millet helped pave the way for Impressionism with images of French landscapes and rural labor such as The Sower (1850), beloved by Boston鈥檚 collectors and Monet alike. Monet and Rodin, who is represented in the exhibition with celebrated works such as Eternal Springtime (modeled about 1881; cast about 1916鈥�17) and Psyche (1899), shared a deep mutual respect and their art was often shown together, including in Boston in 1905.

Monet never traveled to Boston himself, but even during his lifetime his paintings could be found in astonishing numbers on the walls of the city鈥檚 art galleries, in collectors鈥� homes鈥攁nd at the MFA. 鈥淢onet and Boston: Legacy Illuminated鈥� celebrates that history.

This exhibition follows 鈥淢onet and Boston: Lasting Impression,鈥� which was organized in honor of the Museum鈥檚 150th anniversary in 2020.