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Claude Monet
French painter (1840–1926)
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Oscar-Claude Monet (UK: , US: ; French: [klod mɔnɛ]; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his long career, he was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of Impressionism's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions of nature, especially as applied to plein air (outdoor) landscape painting. The term "Impressionism" is derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), which was exhibited in 1874 at the First Impressionist Exhibition, initiated by Monet and a number of like-minded artists as an alternative to the Salon.
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🇬🇧 A Mirrored Monet review – painter reflects on his past in a musical with heart and humour<p><strong>Charing Cross theatre, London</strong> <br>Carmel Owen’s ambitious musical follows the impressionist’s regrets back to his early adventures...
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🇬🇧 ‘What a fascinating challenge for an artist’: how Monet captured Venice in his twilight years<p><strong>de Young Museum, San Francisco<br></strong>New exhibition brings together the artist’s many Venetian paintings, a perfect match of artist a...
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