If Monet Painted a Monster

Edward Hopper?s monster lurks outside the nighthawks? diner. James Whistler?s monster rocks in her chair. Monsters invade masterpieces by Dorthea Tanning, El Greco, M.C. Escher, Jean Michel Basquiat, Giuseppe Archimboldo, Rene Magritte, Henri Rousseau, Franz Kline, Frida Kahlo, Bob Thompson, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Thomas Hart Benton, and Helen Frankenthaler. And Claude Monet?s monster is submerged beneath the waterlilies. Our guide for this romp through reimagined masterpieces is an engaging hamster. Thumbnail biographies of the artists identify their iconic works.