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Aging and Art: How Artists' Work Changes Over a Lifetime
Titian's late style emerged at 80. Monet painted his greatest water lilies at 80. Rembrandt's last self-portrait is his most honest. Discover how aging changes art.
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Titian's late style emerged at 80. Monet painted his greatest water lilies at 80. Rembrandt's last self-portrait is his most honest. Discover how aging changes art.

Claude Monet painted his Water Lilies series over 30 years with increasingly failing eyesight. Discover the story of Giverny, how cataracts changed his palette, what the final monumental panels at the Orangerie represent, and why the series is considered a bridge between Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism.