epigeneticepigenesis t1_j7e9m0n wrote on February 6, 2023 at 3:44 AM

Reply to comment by schnitzelfeffer in In Monet's impressionist paintings, that dreamy haze is air pollution, study says by WouldbeWanderer

This study seems to point towards the “dreamy haze” being a progressive symptom of his cataracts, however much coal smoke was across Europe at this time.

schnitzelfeffer t1_j7ebi0u wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:00 AM

I agree he probably painted the effects of coal smoke. I think the clearest example would be in the painting series of London, Houses of Parliament. Several of them having "effect of fog" or "in the fog" in the title so that's what he was aiming for.

But the effects of his vision change can be seen in the water lilies especially around 1918.

epigeneticepigenesis t1_j7ehf44 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:55 AM

Water lilies stood out to me as well.