Science is questioning whether or not visual problems may have affected the artistic abilities of some of our great Impressionist painters. It is certain that Monet’s cataracts affected his later works of art…
Note: These are images from Wikimedia Commons intended to make the digg story even more interesting. These paintings are by Claude Monet, the first artist addressed in the above article.
See full sized images by following these links. The first painting was finished by Monet in 1866 and the second in 1886. You observe a marked change in color and technique over twenty years. The last painting was done around 1892 - 1894. The difference in execution was even more alarming about eight years later. This was after cataracts had really affected his vision.
