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by Claude Monet
Claude Monet captured one of his most dramatic atmospheric moments in this painting, where sunlight breaks through London's dense fog. The Houses of Parliament stand as a dark silhouette against the luminous sky, their Gothic spires reaching into the golden haze. This interplay of light and shadow represents Monet's Thames series at its most theatrical.
Monet painted this view from St Thomas' Hospital, working during autumn and winter months when fog was most reliable. He considered London's atmosphere unmatched anywhere in Europe. The city's industrial pollution, so harmful to residents, created the very effects that made these paintings possible. By the time he exhibited them in 1904, the Thames series had become among his most acclaimed works.
This masterwork of Impressionism hangs at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, where visitors can experience Monet's notable ability to capture fleeting moments of light.
Other masterpieces from the Impressionism movement

Edgar Degas, 1867
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Edgar Degas, 1890
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Edgar Degas, 1878
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

James McNeill Whistler, 1871
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Édouard Manet, 1863
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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