She collected Monet’s work, and eventually she even became his informal student after a chance meeting during her annual trips to the French town of Giverny, where he created his iconic water lily paintings.
Lilla Cabot Perry was born and raised in Boston; her family’s wealth allowed her to relocate to Paris, where she became enamored of the way that the Impressionists, in particular Claude Monet, experimented with lighting effects. She collected Monet’s work, and eventually she even became his informal student after a chance meeting during her annual trips to the French town of Giverny, where he created his iconic water lily paintings. In emulating the style of the French Impressionists, she helped bring the movement’s style back home to the United States.