I wish I had been born blind and then recovered my sight, so I could paint without knowing what the objects before me were.

J'aurais voulu naître aveugle et avoir ensuite recouvré la vue, afin de pouvoir commencer à peindre sans savoir ce que représentent les objets que j'aperçois devant moi.

Claude Monet

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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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