Was Monet shortsighted?

Scientists claim to have proved what many in the art world have long suspected - that Claude Monet painted in his distinctive style because cataracts blurred his vision. read more

In 1922, Monet wrote: “To think I was getting on so well, more absorbed than I’ve ever been and expecting to achieve something, but I was forced to change my tune and give up a lot of promising beginnings and abandon the rest; and on top of that, my poor eyesight makes me see everything in a complete fog. read more

Great artists 'were short-sighted' Renoir was among those with myopia, the study says Some of the greatest works of the Impressionist painters may have been achieved as a result of poor eyesight, scientists have said. read more

Claude Monet Biography (1840-1926) French impressionist painter. Monet was one of the leading forces in the new art movement of the late Nineteenth Century. read more