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How did Georges Clemenceau support Claude Monet and the Impressionist painters?
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Georges Clemenceau
Georges Clemenceau.
Georges Clemenceau was a dedicated supporter of the Impressionist movement and a close friend of Claude Monet.1
His support for Monet was particularly significant regarding the artist's famous Water Lilies series:
- Project Encouragement: In 1914, Clemenceau persuaded Monet to undertake the ambitious project of creating a large-scale decorative scheme of his water lily paintings.2
- Exhibition Facilitation: Following World War I, Clemenceau arranged for a series of these paintings to be exhibited at the Orangerie in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris.1
These works were eventually installed in two oval rooms at the Orangerie, fulfilling Monet's vision of a decorative environment that would encircle the viewer.2