Monet and His Modern Legacy

Claude Monet's Japanese Bridge changed as he painted in his later years, becoming more abstract, which many thought was due to his failing eyesight. Below is his earlier painting of the same scene. An exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins says scholars now believe he was evolving and his later technique provided influence on young artists.

And below is a painting by Paul Jenkins in the 1960s that Jenkins said was inspired by Monet's later work. "Abstract Expressionism" is the term for the works that look nothing like Monet's work to me. I think I will never understand art.