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select the best evidence to support the statement \claude monets painting style emphasized the transitory effects of light and weather.\ there may be more than one correct choice.\n\nmost of monets paintings from the 1870s depict the landscape in and around the small towns along the seine. working outdoors, he employed seemingly spontaneous brushstrokes to capture the ever - changing effects of light and atmosphere. in the 1880s monet expanded his motifs, turning his attention both to the mediterranean and to the rugged vistas along the normandy coast. in the 1890s he undertook a number of paintings produced in series, including pictures of poplars, grainstacks, and rouen cathedral; each work captured a specific atmospheric effect and time of day. with his reputation as frances leading landscape painter established and his financial situation secure, the artist turned his attention to the lavish gardens he had constructed at giverny, eventually creating more than 250 works focused on water lilies.\n\nfrom national gallery of art website. copyright 2014 by national gallery of art