The Legion of Honor’s collection includes masterworks that epitomize the Impressionist sensibility, celebrating nature through the use bright colors and dynamic brush techniques, as epitomized by Claude Monet’s stunning Water Lilies.  Monet’s famous paintings of water lilies, produced late in life at his gardens at Giverny west of Paris along the river Seine, are one of the most celebrated of the many aspects of his copious œuvre. A detail of Water Lilies is reproduced in vivid color on this handy eco tote made of water resistant polyester and produced exclusively for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Opens to 19.7 x 16.5 inches. Folds and zips up to 4.3 x 4.5 inches. Handle length is 10.6 inches.

The collections at the Legion of Honor offer unique insight into the art historical, political, and social movements of the previous 4,000 years of human history. Holdings include European paintings; European decorative arts and sculpture; ancient art from the Mediterranean basin; and one of the largest repositories of works of art on paper in the nation.