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The French painter who exhibited little in his
lifetime and pursued his interests increasingly
in artistic isolation, is regarded today as one
of the great forerunners of modern painting.
Initially planned a career as a lawyer. However,
he began to paint after an acute attack of
appendicitis and then proceeded to become
a leader in many art circles.
This English painter was one of the greatest
romantic interpreters of nature in the history
of Western art and is still unrivaled in
the virtuosity of his painting of light.
Tried to capture informally the effects of changing
light and the patterns of clouds moving across the
country sky. He loved the countryside, and his best
work was of outdoor scenes in his native Suffolk.
Monet's concern was to reflect the influence of
light on a subject. He never abandoned his Impressionist
painting style until his death in 1926 when Fauvism and
Cubism were en vogue and when abstract painting came
into existence.