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Caricature of Auguste Vacquerie by Claude Monet

Caricature of Auguste Vacquerie

Claude Monet · 1855

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DETAILS
Artist
Claude Monet
Date
1855
Medium
Graphite on tan wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
28.4 × 17.6 cm (11 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection
ART MOVEMENTS
Impressionism
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THE ARTIST

Claude Monet

1840–1926 · France

Claude Monet, the visionary founder of Impressionism, transformed how we see light and nature, famously capturing the same scene repeatedly to reveal fleeting moments.

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