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Caricature of a Man with a Big Cigar by Claude Monet

Caricature of a Man with a Big Cigar

Claude Monet · 1855

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Artist
Claude Monet
Date
1855
Medium
Black, white, and colored chalks on blue wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Primary/secondary/tertiary supports: 59.8 × 38.5 cm (23 9/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection
ART MOVEMENTS
Impressionism
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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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