Was the great Impressionist master inspired by Zen Buddhism? The curator of a new exhibition believes so. Lilly Greenblatt reports for Lion’s Roar. Claude Monet, Water Lilies (Nymphéas). 1907. Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Gift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen. Courtesy of Bridgeman Images. Claude Monet, the founder of French Impressionist painting, spent hours upon hours of contemplation in his Japanese water garden, observing the impermanence of nature, and carefully examining his hybridized … Lilly Greenblatt – How Buddhism inspired Monet’s masterpiecesRead more
