She had the courage and stamina necessary to look beyond what was popular to create the soak-stain paintings that made her famous.

"What have I gotten myself into?!," Baton Rouge's Claire Herthum Major thought when the massive painting collection arrived ...

The work is painted in an almost abstract way ... thus providing the painting with a casual touch. Out of roughly 140 snowscapes signed by Monet, The Magpie is probably the most famous one. It is also ...