Monet's Water Lilies for Switzerland and the World

Description

Starting in 1914, Monet mainly painted the water lily ponds around his house in Giverny. The motif served as a template for large-scale wall paintings, which were installed after his death in 1926 in two rooms of the Tuileries Garden's Orangerie in Paris. They received little attention for a long time. In 1949, the Kunsthalle Basel exhibited works from the cycle for the first time, and in 1952 Emil Bührle donated two of the wall paintings to the Kunsthaus Zürich. However, it was not until 1955, when MoMA in New York acquired a Water Lilies painting, that perceptions changed: the previously considered "decorative" wall paintings were now regarded as precursors to abstract painting.

Highlights

• Exhibition on Monet's Water Lilies
• Works from the Tuileries Garden's Orangerie
• Historical significance for abstract painting

General Information

The exhibition showcases the water lily ponds that Monet painted from 1914 onwards and their influence on art history. It includes significant works displayed in various museums after Monet's death and explores their development from decorative to abstract paintings.

Location

Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland

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