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Monet

Claude Monet was an artist of the Impressionist movement. This movement was named after one of his paintings called Impression, Sunrise. This is because you can only see an impression of the sunrise and the person in it. Monet had many artists as inspiration and started with no knowledge of art. He became to be known one of the best-known artists in the world. His purpose was to overcome tradition and use intense brushstrokes to create an impression of a painting. He started painting in Paris and many scenes of the Seine river. BHe painted impressions of landscapes of the place he lived in at different times of the day. We can clearly see this in one of his biggest collection of paintings Water Lilies that he painted when he was living in Givenchy. Monet moved a lot during his life mainly within France, however, during the Franco-Prussian War, he moved to London for two years.

During his time in London he painted many of its landscapes and buildings at different times of the day as he was known for. One great example is the view of Parliament which painted.

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  The Thames below Westminster
  

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  Irises
  

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  Water Lilies at Tate Modern

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  The Water-Lily Pond
  

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  Water-Lilies, Setting Sun
  

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  Snow Scene at Argenteuil
  

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You have to analyze the painting and interpret what Monet wanted to express. This exactly what Monet and most Impressionists wanted, to