lot 42. the claude monet nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. i have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million. at £4 million now. at £4 million. 4,200,000. 4,400,000. 4,500,000. 4,600,000. the paintings of this period are among the most familiar images in art. the greatness of the artists is a commonplace of western culture. it s yours. the greatness of the artists but the impressionists started out as radicals. when it was first exhibited, their art was rejected as disturbing, inept, incomprehensible, even immoral. why were people so hostile? what was the accepted art of the period? in mid 19th-century france, as so often in the story of the art of the west, art was a serious business loaded with political significance. it was used by the rulers not only to embo their ideals of beauty, but to enshrine the values which, in their eyes, underpinned a civilized and stable society. art which didn t do that could be the object of contempt, f
captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project lot 42. the claude monet nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. i have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million. at £4 million now. at £4 million. 4,200,000. 4,400,000. 4,500,000. 4,600,000. the paintings of this period are among the most familiar images in art. the greatness of the artists is a commonplace of western culture. it s yours. but the impressionists started out as radicals. when it was first exhibited, their art was rejected as disturbing, inept, incomprehensible, even immoral. why were people so hostile? what was the accepted art of the period? in mid 19th-century france, as so often in the story of the art of the west, art was a serious business loaded with political significance. it was used by the rulers not only to embody their ideals of beauty, but to enshrine the values which, in their eyes, underpinned a civilized and stable society. art which didn t do that could b
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