Claude Monet

Monet was a master of light and atmospheric effects, pioneering Impressionism through his obsessive study of how natural light transforms landscapes and water. While not primarily a figurative painter, his work fundamentally changed how artists approached color, perception, and the fleeting moments of visual experience. His serial paintings—haystacks, water lilies, and Rouen Cathedral—reveal an artist consumed by the interplay of light, shadow, and form across changing conditions.

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