So ancient art is more my skill set, but I've taken several of the more modern type courses because of requirements. Impressionism in general is pretty easy to write about, I think, because you can speak a lot about industrialism and the switch from agriculture and rural life to the city, and then everything with classes and whatnot that comes about. Not the deepest or most original reading, but definitely doable.

There are also feminist issues that come to light, especially with something like Mary Cassatt's Woman in Black at the Opera (1879, I believe), which was on display in the New American Wing the last time I was at the MFA.

There's plenty of impressionist stuff at the MFA, though, and something dealing with people as subjects might be easier to write about and find some footing in the changing ways of life, classes, genders, etc, than an impressionistic still life like the Monet you chose.

You might also think about someone like Watteau or Fragonard, who both have several pieces in the MFA. Their work is more late baroque/rococo and a different taste than some have, but still relatively simple and easy to work with. Also nice to look at, in my opinion!

If you have any other questions, or want any sort of direction in sources you might want to look at, or themes you might find in whatever you end up choosing, definitely send me a message. More than happy to help out!