Why is Claude Monet wearing a black armband in this photo?

by OldHob

Here is the colorized photo, taken in 1923.

http://i.imgur.com/KutjHcL.png

nesagwa

In February 1923, the artist Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ died. He and Monet were both students of Charles Gleyre in 1861-1862.

Closest thing I can find and highly probable without knowing the month of 1923 the photo was taken in.