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This is one of the paintings from the ‘Water Lillies’ series with oil on canvas by the French Impressionist painter, Claude Monet. This was painted by him between 1914 - 1917, when the First World War was ravaging ImageImageImageImage
Between 1914 till his death in 1926, Monet completed 200 paintings (mostly large canvases)!!!He apparently painted quickly during summers when the light was good and filled in the details during winters, not letting his failing vision come in the way of such dynamic creativity
When asked how could he continue painting during such devastation, Monet said, “it’s the best way to avoid thinking of these sad times. All the same, I feel ashamed to think about my little researches into form and colour while so many people are suffering and dying for us.”
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#Balkany : Hello à tous ! On se met en place doucement pour le troisième jour du procès des époux Balkany devant la 32e chambre du TGI de Paris. Après deux journées consacrées à des recours procéduraux, on va entrer dans le vif du sujet dès 13h30. cc @20Minutes
#Balkany : Patrick Balkany doit, en effet, être interrogé à la barre sur les accusations de "fraude fiscale" dont lui et son épouse font l'objet. Pour l'accusation, ils ont dissimulé un patrimoine estimé à 13.006.052 euros, notamment dans des villas à Saint-Martin et au Maroc.
#Balkany : Hier, le président Blanchet a lu l'ordonnance rappelant les faits. Où l'on a découvert, via des témoignages, que l'argent liquide était planqué partout chez les Balkany :
dans la coiffeuse
dans les poches de peignoir
dans le coffre (bien sûr)
dans les cendriers

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