Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
From bestselling author Ross King, a brilliant portrait of legendary artist Claude Monet and the story of his most memorable achievement, the water lilies.
Claude M…
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