I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
Je voudrais peindre comme l'oiseau chante.

Artists
Claude Monet
Born in Paris in 1840, Monet founded Impressionism and gave it its name. He pursued the effects of light and atmosphere for a lifetime, culminating in Giverny's Water Lilies.
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