Behind some great men, there is a big brother. Leon Monet, Claude Monet’s older brother, is central to a new public art show, or exhibition, in Paris. The exhibition explores the part Leon Monet played in the famous impressionist painter’s life and art. Leon was a color chemist who was four years older than Claude. Historians now understand that Leon helped Claude succeed. He helped in the development of the famous color palette that Claude used to create artworks like the “Water Lilies” series. Geraldine Lefebvre is in charge of the exhibition at the Musee du Luxembourg. “It’s never been known before, but without Leon there would not have been a Monet the artist the world knows today,” Lefebvre said. She explained, “His rich big brother supported him in the first period of his life when he had no money or clients and was starving.” Lefebvre said that the colors Claude was famous for “came from the synthetic textile dye colors Leon created” in the town of Rouen. Rouen was the subject of some of Claude’s best-known paintings.
Title: New Public Show Explores Influence of Leon Monet
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famous impressionist painter’s life and art.</span> <span data-start-time='24417' data-end-time='29854'>Leon was a color chemist who was four years older than Claude. </span> <span data-start-time='29854' data-end-time='36083'>Historians now understand that Leon helped Claude succeed. </span> <span data-start-time='36083' data-end-time='46896'>He helped in the development of the famous color palette that Claude used to create artworks like the “Water Lilies” series.</span> <span data-start-time='46896' data-end-time='54875'>Geraldine Lefebvre is in charge of the exhibition at the Musee du Luxembourg.</span> <span data-start-time='54875' data-end-time='66417'>“It’s never been known before, but without Leon there would not have been a Monet the artist the world knows today,” Lefebvre said.</span> <span data-start-time='66417' data-end-time='77000'>She explained, “His rich big brother supported him in the first period of his life when he had no money or clients and was starving.”</span> <span data-start-time='77000' data-end-time='88729'>Lefebvre said that the colors Claude was famous for “came from the synthetic textile dye colors Leon created” in the town of Rouen. </span> <span data-start-time='88729' data-end-time='94396'>Rouen was the subject of some of Claude’s best-known paintings.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5824/T23.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question 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