Monet’s Water Lilies: How Impressionism Went From Radical Art to Fridge Magnets | The Front

Monet’s Water Lilies were once considered radical. Now every boomer has a tea towel with them on it. Impressionist works are still as vibrant and joyous today as they were 150 years ago, but what happens when an artistic movement moves from the fringes into the mainstream?

Monet’s Water Lilies were once considered radical. Now every boomer has a tea towel featuring them. Impressionist works are still as vibrant and joyous today as they were 150 years ago, but what happens when an artistic movement moves from the fringes into the mainstream?

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Tim Douglas articles: Show us the Monet: in the frame with career-spanning works

The man who saved Monet: An unsung hero revealed

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Monet&rsquo;s Water Lilies were once considered radical. Now every boomer has a tea towel featuring them. Impressionist works are still as vibrant and joyous today as they were 150 years ago, but what happens when an artistic movement moves from the fringes into the mainstream?
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
Tim Douglas articles:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/rare-monet-masterpieces-land-in-geelong-to-mark-100th-anniversary-of-artists-death/news-story/06d64d39371dac45b39c090760ce827c">Show us the Monet: in the frame with career-spanning works</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/meet-the-dealer-who-gambled-everything-on-monet-renoir-and-the-impressionists/news-story/cea014da92ffd3b5649e989f361e0808">The man who saved Monet: An unsung hero revealed</a>
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Monet’s Water Lilies: from the fringes to fridge magnets

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