Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Monet—Sailboats at Sea By Joan Hart on July 17, 2019 in Art Happenings Claude Monet, Fishing Boats at Sea, 1868, oil on canvas, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT French Impressionist master Claude Monet (1840-1926) loved the sea; the painting above is an early interpretation of this theme. art appreciation, art of the sea, French Impressionists