Durand-Ruel exhibition: How the father of impressionism changed art

by · Australian Financial Review

Elizabeth FortescueSaleroom writer
Jun 12, 2026 – 5.00am

Imagine you are Claude Monet’s art dealer in 1882. Monet is not the impressionist master we celebrate today. He was a laughing stock who, critics said, couldn’t paint a proper picture.

Monet writes to you urgently, begging for cash.

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Elizabeth FortescueSaleroom writerElizabeth Fortescue writes the Saleroom column and about the visual arts. She was previously arts editor at The Daily Telegraph and is Australia correspondent for The Art Newspaper.

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