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In full:
Oscar-Claude Monet
Born:
November 14, 1840, Paris, France
Died:
December 5, 1926, Giverny (aged 86)
Movement / Style:
Impressionism
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Cézanne to Rodin, Dutch exhibition marks 150 years of Impressionism Oct. 10, 2024, 10:18 PM ET (South China Morning Post)

Claude Monet (born November 14, 1840, Paris, France—died December 5, 1926, Giverny) was a French painter who became the initiator, leader, and unswerving advocate of the Impressionist style. In his mature works, Monet developed his method of producing repeated studies of the same motif in series, changing canvases with the light or as his interest shifted. These series were frequently exhibited in groups—for example, his images of stacks of wheat (1890/91; often called haystacks) and the Rouen cathedral (1894). At his home in Giverny, Monet created the water-lily pond that served as inspiration for his last series of paintings. His ...(100 of 2476 words)