MONET ABROAD by Florence Gentner published by the world class house of Thames & Hudson will soon be on the shelves and it is required reading for anyone fascinated by the world of the great artist. We had an extraordinary time traveling alongside M. Monet with this book to 20 destinations where he created his most famous works–including Norway, Brittany, Paris, Venice, Rouen, Antibes and London–all of which nourished his mastery of light.

This sumptuous volume takes readers alongside painter Claude Monet to destinations where he created his most famous artworks. Monet’s journeys were far more than simple trips: they were an incessant quest for visual sensations, and they profoundly influenced the evolution of his color palette and some 250 of his major works.

Revealing the circumstances of Monet’s travels and conveying the painter’s state of mind while he was away from home, MONET ABROAD includes extracts from more than one hundred letters, numerous sketches, notebook excerpts, and high-definition reproductions of his paintings. Part artistic biography, part travelogue, this remarkable book uncovers the modernity and insatiable curiosity of a major figure of Impressionism, constantly in search of new horizons and new subjects.

An insightful, large format book with 300 color illustrations of works by the master.