Claude Monet. Waterlilies

Monet created his monument to cosmic peace in the midst of a world conflict. As a final gesture he offered to devastated postwar France and, by extension, all alienated mankind, a chance to immerse itself in the contemplation of transcendent beauty and nature's primordial elements. In a riverside garden in the heart of a metropolis, in this setting steeped in history on the edge of a frenetic traffic intersection, the Waterlilies reveal to use what we have turned our backs on: Nature. Full color illustrations of Monet's Waterlilies series with a chronology, readings, and bibliography.