Monet ; From Instant to Eternity 展 

June  06,  2007  -  September  26,  2007     Seoul  Museum  of  Art 2nd, 3rd


ⓒLa Promenade - 1875



Monet is one　 of the most famous artists in the world. Monet as an artist, he continued painting up until his death, always worked hard to develop and improve his skills and never straying from the impressionist style.

This exhibition is the first retrospective exhibition in Seoul. The purpose of this exhibition is to show the most important works that has done by Claude Monet, and as well as impressionist style painting effects on the modern art history.

In this exhibition, mostly focus on <Water Lilies> series, it’s presenting about 20 works and landscape
paintings of garden at Giverny. Among these works, we display two outsize paintings with 3m long, and several <Water Lilies> works with 2m long.

This Monet exhibition is composed of 5 themes that help to understand easily Monet Art, breaking away from chronological display.

<Water Lilies>; Landscape on the water, the crystal of Monet Art, stands first on the exhibition. And also the exhibition is composed of The Seine and Sea, which has different sceneries at Giverny, Garden at Giverny, which has taken a half of Monet life, Portraits of Family, drew his family member, and Lights in Europe, scenery of Europe reflected in Monet’s eyes.