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Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionist painting. He is seen as a key precursor to Modernism, especially in his later series paintings of water lilies, haystacks, and the Rouen Cathedral.
'''Claude Monet''' was a French painter and founder of Impressionist painting. He is seen as a key precursor to Modernism, especially in his later series of [[Water Lilies|water lilies]], haystacks, and Rouen Cathedral.


Monet's ambition of documenting the French countryside led him to adopt a method of painting the same scene many times in order to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.
Monet's ambition to document the French countryside led him to paint the same scene many times to capture shifts in light and season.

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Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionist painting. He is seen as a key precursor to Modernism, especially in his later series of water lilies, haystacks, and Rouen Cathedral.

Monet's ambition to document the French countryside led him to paint the same scene many times to capture shifts in light and season.