Houses of Parliament series

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The Houses of Parliament series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting the British Parliament building in London under varying light and weather conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Impressionist artwork
painting series
artForm oil painting
cityOfDepiction London, England
surface form: London
countryOfDepiction United Kingdom
creator Claude Monet
Claude Monet
surface form: Oscar-Claude Monet
creatorLifespan 1840–1926
creatorNationality French
depicts Palace of Westminster
surface form: Houses of Parliament in London

Palace of Westminster
Thames
surface form: River Thames
genre cityscape painting
landscape painting
hasPart The Houses of Parliament, Effect of Sun in the Fog
The Houses of Parliament, Stormy Sky
The Houses of Parliament, Effect of Sun in the Fog
surface form: The Houses of Parliament, Sun Breaking Through the Fog

The Houses of Parliament, Sunset
inception circa 1899
early 1900s
inCollection Art Institute of Chicago
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Musée d'Orsay
surface form: Musée d’Orsay

National Gallery of Art
other major museums worldwide
influencedBy London fog and smog
changing atmospheric conditions over the Thames
languageOfTitle French
locationOfCreation Giverny garden
surface form: Giverny

London, England
surface form: London
mainSubject British Parliament building
movement Impressionism
notableFeature focus on color and light
study of atmospheric effects
varying light conditions
varying weather conditions
numberOfWorks over 30 paintings
originalTitle Le Parlement de Londres
partOf Monet’s London series
relatedWork Charing Cross Bridge series
Waterloo Bridge series
seriesTheme changing light over architecture
effects of London fog
timeOfDayExplored foggy daylight
sunset
twilight
viewpoint from St Thomas’s Hospital area
from the River Thames

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Claude Monet notableWork Houses of Parliament series