The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition

Monet and London. Views of the Thames

The houses of parliament in the fog, with an orange sun and purple sky reflecting on the river Thames i Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), London, Parliament. Sunlight in the fog, 1904, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Photo © Grand Palais RMN (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski

27 Sept 2024 – 19 Jan 2025
Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries, Floor 3

Claude Monet (1840—1926) is world renowned as the leading figure of French Impressionism, the movement that changed the course of modern art. Less known is the fact that some of Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France but in London. They depict extraordinary views of the Thames as it had never been seen before, full of evocative atmosphere, mysterious light and radiant colour.

Begun during three stays in the capital between 1899 and 1901, the series — depicting Charing Cross Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and the Houses of Parliament — was unveiled in Paris in 1904. Monet fervently wanted to show them in London the following year, but plans fell through. To this day, they have never been the subject of a UK exhibition.

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Monet and London. Views of the Thames will realise Monet’s unfulfilled ambition of showing this extraordinary group of paintings in London, and just 300 metres from the Savoy Hotel where many of them were painted. By presenting the paintings Monet himself selected for his public in Paris and London, it will provide visitors with the unique experience of seeing the show Monet curated and the works he felt best represented his ambitious artistic enterprise — brought together for the first time 120 years after their inaugural exhibition.

Due to unprecedented demand, The Courtauld Gallery will be open until 9pm on the following dates: 25 October; 22 November; 13 December; 10 January 2025.

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27 Sept 2024 – 19 Jan 2025

10:00 – 18:00 (last entry 17:15)

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The houses of parliament in the fog, with an orange sun and purple sky reflecting on the river Thames
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), London, Parliament. Sunlight in the fog, 1904, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Photo © Grand Palais RMN (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
A view of Charing Cross Bridge with the orange and purple sky reflecting on the river thames
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), Charing Cross Bridge, the Thames, 1903, oil on canvas, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset
A painting of the houses of parliament with a purple sky and orange sun
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1900–1903, Oil on canvas, 81.2 x 92 cm. Hasso Plattner Collection
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), Waterloo Bridge, Gray Weather, 1900, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY/ Scala, Florence
A painting of the houses of parliament with an orange-blue sky and setting sun.
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), Houses of Parliament, 1904, Kunstmuseen Krefeld - Volker Döhne – ARTOTHEK
Painting by Claude Monet of Waterloo Bridge in overcast weather. The bridge is quite clear, with clouds billowing from factories in the background; the colour palette is mostly blues and browns, with the river looking especially brown.
Claude Monet (1840-1926), Waterloo Bridge, Overcast, 1903, oil on canvas, Ordrupgaard, Denmark. Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Painting by Claude Monet of Waterloo Bridge. A small boat is visible in the right foreground, and the entire image is coloured in pinks and oranges; it looks hazy, with billowing smoke from factories visible in the background on the South of the River.
Fig 3: Claude Monet (1840-1926), Waterloo Bridge, soleile voilé signed and dated 'Claude Monet 1903' (lower left), 1899-1903, oil on canvas, Private collection. Photo © Christie’s Images / Bridgeman Images
Painting by Claude Monet of Charing Cross Bridge, London. It is a hazy scene, with some small boats visible on the river. The whole scene is coloured in green and yellow tinges, in Monet's signature loose brushwork.
Fig. 2: Claude Monet (1840-1926), Charing Cross Bridge, 1902, oil on canvas, Amgueddfa Cymru/ National Museums & Galleries of Wales

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Painting by Claude Monet of Waterloo Bridge in overcast weather. The bridge is quite clear, with clouds billowing from factories in the background; the colour palette is mostly blues and browns, with the river looking especially brown. i Claude Monet (1840-1926), Waterloo Bridge, Overcast, 1903, oil on canvas, Ordrupgaard, Denmark. Photo: Anders Sune Berg

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