Table of Contents
Maps ix
Monet Family Tree xii
Chapter 1 The Tiger and the Hedgehog 1
Chapter 2 Du Côté de Chez Monet 17
Chapter 3 Landscapes of Water 35
Chapter 4 A Great Project 49
Chapter 5 Into the Unknown 69
Chapter 6 A Grande Décoration 85
Chapter 7 A Grand Atelier 99
Chapter 8 Under Fire 117
Chapter 9 A State of Impossible Anxiety 133
Chapter 10 The Smile of Reims 151
Chapter 11 The Weeping Willow 171
Chapter 12 This Terrible, Grand, and Beautiful Hour 185
Chapter 13 An Old Man Mad About Painting 199
Chapter 14 Men of Impeccable Taste 213
Chapter 15 A Grand Donation 225
Chapter 16 A Most Ardent Admirer 243
Chapter 17 The Luminous Abyss 261
Chapter 18 The Fatal Protuberance 271
Chapter 19 The Soul's Dark Cottage 293
Chapter 20 "Send Your Slipper to the Stars" 309
Epilogue The Prince of Light 327
Acknowledgments 345
Image Credits 348
Selected Bibliography 349
Notes 353
Appendix 393
Index 395