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Which famous painter painted the Water Lilies?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 164
Quel peintre célèbre a peint les Nymphéas ?
Which famous painter painted the Water Lilies?
Answer. Claude Monet.
Claude Monet.
Claude Monet is a great French impressionist painter. He painted the Water Lilies series in his garden at Giverny.
The official text that proves it
« Monet est aujourd’hui l’un des peintres les plus célèbres au monde. Tableaux incontournables de Claude Monet (Ouvre une nouvelle fenêtre) Impression, Soleil levant (Ouvre une nouvelle fenêtre) Les Nymphéas »
Monet is today one of the most famous painters in the world. Essential paintings by Claude Monet. Impression, Sunrise. The Water Lilies.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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