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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Exhibit: ‘Invisible’ Monet, Leon, Was Key to Impressionism

A portrait of Leon Monet by his brother Claude Monet on display as part of an exhibition showcasing the art of Leon Monet, at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP)

Behind some great men, there is a bigger brother.

Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a landmark Paris exhibit illuminating the hitherto unknown role Leon Monet played in the French impressionist painter’s life and art. Leon — a color chemist four years his senior -- is now understood to have been critical in the emergence of Monet’s commercial success as well as the famed color palette that created masterpieces like the "Water Lilies" series.

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