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name: "Claude Monet"
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# Claude Monet

French painter (1840 to 1926) and a founder of Impressionism, known for his series paintings and the Water Lilies cycle painted at his garden in Giverny.

**Painter**

## Books

- [Claude Monet: A Life in Letters](/book/claude-monet-a-life-in-letters)

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/monet-offered-france-his-water-lilies-the-day-after-the-armistice-and-died-before-paris-saw-them) - Art & Festivals, 2026-11-07