After an 18-month hiatus, a restored “Waterlilies” by impressionist painter Claude Monet is back on display through August at ...

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the lightly defined lily pads seeming to levitate above the luminous reflection on the water’s surface. As with any good Impressionist, Monet was creating less a finished painting than an ...

and reflections in the water lily pond at his home in Giverny, France. The work, which Christie’s said is being offered from ...