Hotspur🏳️🌈🇺🇦<p>"The Seine at Rouen," Claude Monet, 1872.</p><p>Y'all know Monet by now.</p><p>This is one of his early works in the Impressionist genre, and the source of some heartache. It was featured in the Second Impressionist Exhibition, which was pilloried by critics and audiences alike. Monet struggled to sell paintings and it took a long time for his art to be appreciated and become a success.</p><p>Monet even considered suicide at one point, he was so depressed over his lack of success. But it did come his way.</p><p>Now, this painting, which would have barely sold for $100 in today's money, now goes for six or seven figures, if not more.</p><p>From the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Impressionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Impressionism</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ClaudeMonet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClaudeMonet</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Seine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seine</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ships</span></a></p>