Between 1899 and 1901, while staying in London at the Savoy Hotel, Claude Monet produced some of his most famous paintings, including his Charing Cross Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Houses of Parliament series. In these works, his principal concern was to capture the changing light patterns over the Thames caused by smog. ‘Without fog London would not be beautiful,’ he claimed.

It was during his 1901 visit that Monet most likely painted this exuberant night scene of Leicester Square, located just a stone’s throw from his hotel on The Strand. It was then — as it is now — a hub of bustling activity. Using rapid brushstrokes and daubs of brilliant colour, Monet deftly captures the square’s nocturnal energy, transforming it into a near abstraction of colour and light. The result is quite simply mesmerising.

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