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A caricaturist from the Normandy coast who accidentally named Impressionism[8], then spent thirty years painting the same pond.

Where to see Claude Monet
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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92 worksMusée Marmottan Monet
Paris, France
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86 works
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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43 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
✓ Confirmed on display, checked May 2026
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39 worksMuseum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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35 works
Impressionism: The Hasso Plattner Collection
Potsdam, Germany
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34 worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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28 worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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26 works
Museum Barberini
Potsdam, Germany
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22 works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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19 works
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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Hand-finished archival prints from Claude Monet's body of work.
Wild Poppies, near Argenteuil - Claude Monet
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The Boat Studio - Claude Monet
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Poplars on the Banks of the Epte - Claude Monet
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The Garden at Vétheuil - Claude Monet
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Clifftop Walk at Pourville - Claude Monet
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Morning on the Seine near Giverny - Claude Monet
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Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe - Claude Monet
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Water Lilies (Agapanthus) - Claude Monet
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19 works
Pola Museum of Art
Hakone, Japan
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17 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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14 worksHermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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13 worksNational Museum of Western Art
Tokyo, Japan
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11 works
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Moscow, Russia
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10 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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10 worksMusée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Rouen, France
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10 works
Matsukata Collection
Tokyo, Japan
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10 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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10 worksFogg Museum
Cambridge, United States
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9 worksAmgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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9 works
Kreeger Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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8 worksClark Art Institute
Williamstown, United States
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7 works
Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, United States
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7 works
Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection
Zurich, Switzerland
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7 worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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7 works
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Denmark
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6 works
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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6 works
Artizon Museum
Tokyo, Japan
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6 works
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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6 works
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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6 worksTel Aviv Museum of Art
Tel Aviv, Israel
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6 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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6 worksDallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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6 works
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, United States
Also here (2)
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6 worksThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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5 worksBrooklyn Museum
New York City, United States
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5 worksThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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5 worksLos Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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4 works
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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4 worksFine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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4 worksYale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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3 worksWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
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3 worksMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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2 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2 worksMontreal Museum of Fine Arts
Montreal, Canada
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2 works
Museo de Arte de Worcester
Worcester, United States
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2 worksRijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2 works
Collection Rau for UNICEF
Remagen, Germany
28 more museums hold works by Claude Monet with smaller collections, not listed here.
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See all Claude Monet prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see Claude Monet paintings?
Claude Monet's works can be seen at Musée Marmottan Monet, Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and 2 other museums worldwide.Who was Claude Monet inspired by?
Monet was fascinated by water throughout his life. He must have felt challenged in his attempts to capture its volatile nature, the continuously changing character and tones.What is Claude Monet famous for painting?
Claude Monet is globally recognised as a painter of colour and light. He is known for painting landscapes and seas, rivers and bridges, architecture and parks, and gardens and flowers, capturing ever-changing atmospheric conditions.How did Claude Monet paint?
Monet loved the water and often painted the sea. He even converted a flat-bottomed boat, fitted out with grooves to hold his canvases, into a floating studio where he painted stacks of pictures.When did Claude Monet start painting?
At sixteen, Claude Monet was already famous in Le Havre. He had been drawing cartoons of his teachers at school and selling other caricatures to people, earning about 20 francs for each picture.Why did Claude Monet paint water lilies?
Monet painted water lilies because he was engrossed by landscapes of water and reflections. He wrote that it had become an obsession, and he wanted to reproduce what he felt.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Claude Monet's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Brooklyn Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Clark Art Institute Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] wikidata Wikidata: Q296 Used for: identifiers.
- [8] wikipedia Wikipedia: Claude Monet Used for: biography.
- [9] book Linda Bolton, Art revolutions _ Impressionism Used for: biography.
- [10] book Linda Bolton, Art revolutions _ Impressionism Used for: biography.
- [11] book Linda Bolton, Art revolutions _ Impressionism Used for: biography.
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