In 1908, aged 68, Monet was affected by cataracte at both eyes, he began to loose sight. The first signs of this cataracte can be found in the paintings he made in Venice in 1908.
Cataracte is a progressive opacity of the crystalline lens that filters the colors. As cataracte develops, whites become yellow, greens become yellow-green and reds, oranges. Blues and purples are replaced by reds and yellows. Details fade out, shapes blurr and become hazy.
When his vision altered, Monet went on with working. He could know what color he used by the labels and the unvarying order he set them on the palette. « My bad sight means that I see everything through a mist," he wrote. «Even so it is beautiful, and that's what I would like to show. »
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