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Monet

American  
[moh-nay, maw-ne] / moʊˈneɪ, mɔˈnɛ /

noun

  1. Claude 1840–1926, French painter.


Monet British  
/ mɔnɛ /

noun

  1. 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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At the Claude Monet school in southern Paris, 53-year-old Anya was looking for her son.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Bordighera is on the Italian Riviera, bracketed by the sea, with a beach and an exotic garden referenced by painter Claude Monet.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

He was a dedicated reader and student of art, paying homage in his work to Picasso and Cubism as well as to Monet, Matisse, Van Gogh and Cezanne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Extreme amplification has occurred in Monet, and the sign of it is the black vomit.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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