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It seems to me that when I see nature I see it ready-made, completely written - but then, try to do it!

Claude Monet

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Claude Monet
Age: 86 †
Born: 1840
Born: November 14
Died: 1926
Died: December 5
Graphic Artist
Painter
Paris
France
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