A fresh impression of Claude Monet

Whenever a new Claude Monet show appears, the question it inevitably prompts is, why? What more can we possibly learn about one of the most exhibited artists in history? In the case of the Fondation Beyelers exhibition, marking 20 years of the Swiss gallery, the answer is a great deal.A key aim of the show is to present Monet as a more intellectually curious artist than he is often given credit for. Monet theoretically is much underrated in comparison to Czanne, for example, says the shows cura