Musée Marmottan Monet
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2 Rue Louis-Boilly, 75016 Paris, France
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The Musée Marmottan Monet holds the world's largest collection of Claude Monet paintings, over 100 works donated by his son Michel in 1966. The museum started as a private mansion belonging to art collector Paul Marmottan, who left his home and Napoleonic-era collection to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1932. Monet's donation transformed the museum into a pilgrimage site for Impressionism lovers.
The star piece is Impression, Sunrise (1872), the painting that gave the Impressionist movement its name. Thieves stole it in 1985, but it was recovered five years later. The lower-level gallery displays late Water Lilies canvases, painted at Giverny when Monet's eyesight was failing. The museum also owns works by Berthe Morisot, Jules Bastien-Lepage, and other Impressionists. Located in the quiet 16th arrondissement near the Bois de Boulogne, it's one of Paris's less crowded art museums.
Visiting Musée Marmottan Monet
It holds the world's largest Monet collection, including Impression, Sunrise, the painting that named the Impressionist movement. Over 100 Monet works are here, donated by the artist's son.
Beyond Monet, the collection includes works by Jules Bastien-Lepage, Berthe Morisot (the largest collection of her work anywhere), Renoir, Sisley, and Napoleonic-era decorative arts from Paul Marmottan's original collection.
The highlight is Monet's Impression, Sunrise (1872). You'll also find his late Water Lilies series, Rouen Cathedral studies, and Monet's personal collection of paintings by his friends and contemporaries.
It's at 2 Rue Louis Boilly in Paris's 16th arrondissement, near the Bois de Boulogne. The closest metro is La Muette (Line 9). It's quieter than the Impressionist galleries at the Musée d'Orsay.
Yes. In 1985, armed thieves took Impression, Sunrise and eight other paintings. Police recovered them five years later in Corsica. Monet's most famous work is now back on display with tighter security.
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