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Monet

American

[moh-ney, maw-ne] / moʊˈneɪ, mɔˈnɛ /

noun

Claude 1840–1926, French painter.

Monet British

/ mɔnɛ /

noun

Claude (klod). 1840–1926, French landscape painter; the leading exponent of impressionism. His interest in the effect of light on colour led him to paint series of pictures of the same subject at different times of day. These include Haystacks (1889–93), Rouen Cathedral (1892–94), the Thames (1899–1904), and Water Lilies (1899–1906)

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Women are more prominent as subject matter in scores of paintings by marquee names like Monet, Cassatt and Degas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

According to the gallery, Riley's inspiration for the exhibition title came from a letter from Claude Monet to fellow French painter Eugène Boudin.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Jones credited the release to an avatar, also created with AI, named Xania Monet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Painting was always ahead of writing in its newness: Monet, Pissarro, Seurat and others stepped out of the 19th century well before it ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The doctors at the hospital examined Monet, and could not come up with any explanation for what had happened to his eyes or his face or his mind.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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