Claire Salvo’s Monet transforms the rigid, transactional surface of a U.S. dollar into a scene of pure serenity and light. Painted in acrylic, the work reinterprets Claude Monet’s iconic Water Lilies - his lifelong meditation on reflection, movement, and the ephemeral qualities of nature - within the confines of American currency.

The soft brushstrokes and pastel hues of Monet’s garden at Giverny flow seamlessly around George Washington’s portrait, submerging the figure of national authority in a dreamscape of color and calm. In doing so, Salvo creates a poignant visual dialogue between material and spiritual value - between the fleeting beauty of art and the permanence of money.

Monet is both homage and provocation: an act of artistic reclamation that asks viewers to reconsider what truly endures. Through this intimate scale, Salvo distills the grandeur of Impressionism into something quietly subversive - transforming a symbol of commerce into a vessel of contemplation and grace.