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  • The Water Lily Pond of Claude Monet
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    The Water Lily Pond of Claude Monet

    The Water Lily Pond is part of Claude Monet’s much loved Water Lilies series. Painted over a thirty year period, The Water Lily Pond features the idyllic Giverny countryside that inspired Monet to paint up until just before his death, even when both his eyes were severely affected by cataracts. The series encapsulates the open air environment that Monet made…