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Monet’s Water Lilies

Monet’s Water Lilies will re-unite the three panels of one of Claude Monet’s most richly colored late Water Lilies triptychs, created between 1915 and 1926.

One of only two triptychs by Monet in the United States, this exhibition brings together the panels owned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art for the first time in a generation.

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Water Lilies (Agapanthus) by Claude Monet
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Water Lilies (Agapanthus), c. 1915–1926. Oil on canvas; 79 1/4 inches x 167 5/8 inches. The Cleveland Museum of Art. John L. Severance Fund 1960.81. Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Water Lilies, c. 1915–26. Oil on canvas; 78 3/4 inches x 167 3/4 inches. Saint Louis Art Museum, The Steinberg Charitable Fund 134:1956. Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Water Lilies, c. 1915–1926. Oil on canvas, 78 3/4 inches x 167 1/2 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 57-26.

This exhibition has been organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art. In Kansas City the principal underwriter is The Burcham Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Hartley Family Foundation, Carol and Fred Logan, a gift in honor of Margaret G. McGee, Drs. Susan and Charles Porter and the Campbell-Calvin Fund and Elizabeth C. Bonner Charitable Trust for exhibitions. Frontier Airlines is the official airline sponsor. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.