
François Halard’s Conversation with Claude at Ruttkowski;68 features 26 hand-painted, enlarged Polaroids taken in Monet’s Giverny garden. These works reflect Halard’s visual dialogue with Monet, exploring the artist’s obsessions and connection to Japanese art. By painting over photographic prints, Halard reinterprets fleeting reflections and water imagery, offering a contemporary meditation on Monet’s legacy and the enduring power of observation.