With its jewel-toned palette and expressive brushwork, “Reflections” deepens the narrative of Monet’s artistic career.

Monet, too, was influenced by eastern artistic viewpoints when creating his water lily series. “What he took most from the ukiyo-e (woodblock) prints were perspectives,” Chapin said.

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