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Water Lillies
Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) was, like his contemporary Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a French artist of the Impressionist style.
References
- Dialogue in the soundtrack version of "Happiness Hotel" includes Zoot telling Kermit that Animal is upset over missing the Monet exhibit at the National Gallery (the film version features an altered exchange).
- Monet's In the Woods at Giverny: Blanche Hoschedé at Her Easel with Suzanne Hoschedé Reading appears in the Muppet Babies episode "The Muppet Museum of Art" as a backdrop for Baby Animal playing Pierre-Animal Renoir.
- Later in the episode, during the "Art Is in Your Heart" montage, Baby Animal, Baby Scooter, Baby Fozzie, and Baby Kermit pop up in Monet's 1872 piece Argenteuil, and Baby Gonzo takes a dive in the water in Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen. The montage ends with the Babies skipping through The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil.
- Monet's series of paintings titled Water Lillies was spoofed in the Muppet Art: 1999 Calendar.
- Variations of his artwork were also included in the September 2005 issue of Sesame Street Magazine.
- Monet's Waterlilies, 1916-19 becomes one of the settings in a search for Baby Fozzie's lunchbox in the 2018 Muppet Babies episode "You Ought to Be in Pictures".
In the Woods at Giverny
Argenteuil
Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen
The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil
Waterlilies, 1916-19