Why it matters
Claude Monet smokes a pipe while reading the newspaper L'Événement. Renoir painted his friend around 1873, along with a pendant portrait of Madame Monet.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1873.
- The pendant is also in the Musée Marmottan Monet.
- Renoir painted Monet several times.
Based on the French Wikipedia article Claude Monet lisant (CC BY-SA 4.0).
