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The woman in this photo is Monets late wife, Camille Monet.
Camille died in 1879, and this painting was a memorial for her. Claude Monet kept painting his late wife, to bring back memories.
Also, the poplars were merely the vehicle for Monet to explore different elements. Monet was clearly fascinated by the idea that the same subject can look wildly different under different conditions.
And the smaller person in the painting is Monets son, Jean Monet.