Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown to temporarily display Monet painting

The Butler Institute of American Art will be temporarily displaying a painting from the famous “Nymphéas” series by Claude Monet until September.

This was made possible through a loan exchange with the Dayton Art Institute where the Butler Institute traded its “Pennsylvania Coal Town” painting by Edward Hopper for the Monet painting. The Dayton Art Institute will be hosting an Edward Hopper exhibition until Sept. 8.

“Nymphéas,” which is translated to “Waterlillies,” is a series of impressionist oil paintings by French painter and founder of the impressionist movement, Claude Monet. There are over 200 paintings in the series.

The Dayton Art Institute houses one titled “Waterlillies,” that Monet painted in 1903 on a 32 inch by 40 inche canvas. It was gifted to the institute by a collector in 1953.

The Butler Institute urged people in Youngstown to view the painting, which has found a temporary home in its Impressionist Gallery.

The art museum encouraged the community in a Facebook post to share selfies with the painting using the hashtag #ButlerMonet. They also advised that no flash photography is allowed.

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This story was originally published July 2, 2024 at 6:00 AM.