{"id":380863,"date":"2026-04-04T01:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/380863\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T01:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:15:43","slug":"monets-venice-inspired-paintings-are-on-display-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/380863\/","title":{"rendered":"Monet\u2019s Venice-Inspired Paintings Are on Display in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In October 1908, at 68 years, French Impressionist<\/a> painter Claude Monet<\/a> arrived in Venice with his second wife, Alice. It was his first and only time in the city, but the experience left a lasting impression. The city\u2019s stunning canals and ornate architecture inspired more than 100 works. Now, in the first exhibition dedicated to Monet<\/a>\u2019s Venetian paintings since their debut in Paris over a century ago, more than 20 of Monet\u2019s paintings of Venice are on display at the de Young museum<\/a> in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Following its debut in Brooklyn<\/a>, the Monet and Venice<\/a> exhibition is co-organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Brooklyn Museum. Monet\u2019s Venice-inspired works are thoughtfully set alongside select pieces from across his career, including his iconic Water Lilies<\/a>. Other key works include The Doge\u2019s Palace and The Grand Canal, Venice, both on loan from the Brooklyn Museum and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough Monet visited Venice only once, his paintings of the city are among his most dazzling,\u201d said<\/a> Thomas P. Campbell, director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. \u201cUnlike bustling scenes painted by other artists, Monet\u2019s Venice is hauntingly deserted, with its architecture, buildings, and canals dissolving in an atmospheric light. This exhibition offers an opportunity to experience Monet\u2019s sublime vision of the famed Italian city, and for visitors to feel inspired by new perspectives on an artist they may think they know very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monet was so taken by Venice that he once said he found the city \u201ctoo beautiful to be painted.\u201d Although he only meant to stay a few weeks, he remained for two months, often painting his scenes from a canal gondola, much like the \u201cstudio boat<\/a>\u201d he used early in his career on the Seine.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis Venetian paintings are among the most luminous and poetic of his career, yet they are often overshadowed by his depictions of the French landscape, as well as by his late works that are linked to the rise of 20th-century abstraction,\u201d said Melissa E. Buron, director of collections and chief curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, exhibition co-curator, and former director of curatorial affairs of the Fine Arts Museums. \u201cHis time in Venice was a critical period of creative renewal that has not previously been explored in-depth before this exhibition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exhibition also displays works from other artists who worked in Venice, including Canaletto, John Singer Sargent<\/a>, J. M. W. Turner<\/a>, and James McNeill Whistler<\/a>. Together, they help show how Monet ultimately reshaped the city\u2019s rich painting tradition.<\/p>\n

Monet and Venice is now on view until July 26, 2026 at de Young. Find out more about the exhibition on the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than 20 of Claude Monet\u2019s paintings of Venice are now on display at the de Young museum in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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Monet was so taken by Venice that he once said he found the city \u201ctoo beautiful to be painted.\u201d
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\u201cThe Grand Canal, Venice,\u201d 1908 by Claude Monet<\/p>\n

Although he only meant to stay a few weeks, he remained in Venice for two months, often painting his scenes from a canal gondola.
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\u201cThe Rio della Salute,\u201d 1908 by Claude Monet<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Doge’s Palace (Palais ducal),\u201d 1908 by Claude Monet<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice,\u201d 1908 by Claude Monet<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Palazzo de Mula, Venice\u201d 1908 by Claude Monet<\/p>\n

Monet\u2019s Venice-inspired works are thoughtfully set alongside select pieces from across his career, including his iconic Water Lilies.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWater Lilies,\u201d ca. 1914-1917 by Claude Monet<\/p>\n

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Exhibition Information:
Monet and Venice
March 21 \u2013 July 26, 2026
de Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
\nFine Arts Museums of San Francisco \/ de Young: Website<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | TikTok<\/a> | YouTube<\/a>
\nMy Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco \/ de Young.
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