Claude MonetClaude Monet

(14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926)(14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926)

• Claude MoneClaude Mone - born Oscar Claude - born Oscar Claude Monet, was a founder of French Monet, was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. The term air landscape painting. The term Impressionism is derived from the Impressionism is derived from the title of his painting Impression, title of his painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant).Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant).

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BiographyBiography• was born on 14 November 1840 on the 5th floor was born on 14 November 1840 on the 5th floor

of 45 rue Laffitte, in the 9th arrondissement of of 45 rue Laffitte, in the 9th arrondissement of ParisParis

• inin 1851 entered Le Havre secondary school of the 1851 entered Le Havre secondary school of the artsarts

• also undertook his first drawing lessons from also undertook his first drawing lessons from Jacques-François Ochard, a former student of Jacques-François Ochard, a former student of Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David

• oon 28 January 1857, his mother died. At the age n 28 January 1857, his mother died. At the age of sixteen, he left school and went to live with his of sixteen, he left school and went to live with his widowed childless aunt, Marie-Jeanne Lecadre.widowed childless aunt, Marie-Jeanne Lecadre.

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• was in Paris for several years and met other was in Paris for several years and met other young painters who would become friends and young painters who would become friends and fellow impressionists; among them was Édouard fellow impressionists; among them was Édouard ManetManet

• disillusioned with the traditional art taught at art disillusioned with the traditional art taught at art schools, in 1862 Monet became a student of schools, in 1862 Monet became a student of Charles Gleyre in Paris where he met Pierre-Charles Gleyre in Paris where he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille and Alfred SisleyAuguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille and Alfred Sisley

• together they shared new approaches to art, together they shared new approaches to art, painting the effects of light en plein air with painting the effects of light en plein air with broken color and rapid brushstrokes, in what later broken color and rapid brushstrokes, in what later came to be known as Impressionismcame to be known as Impressionism

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• in 1872, he painted Impression, Sunrise in 1872, he painted Impression, Sunrise depicting a Le Havre port landscape (the depicting a Le Havre port landscape (the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874). first Impressionist exhibition in 1874). From the painting's title, art critic Louis From the painting's title, art critic Louis Leroy coined the term "Impressionism“Leroy coined the term "Impressionism“

• in 1883 moved to a house in Giverny, in 1883 moved to a house in Giverny, Eure, in Upper Normandy, where he Eure, in Upper Normandy, where he planted a large garden and where he planted a large garden and where he painted for much of the rest of his lifepainted for much of the rest of his life

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• worked on "series" paintings, in which a worked on "series" paintings, in which a subject was depicted in varying light and subject was depicted in varying light and weather conditions. His first series exhibited as weather conditions. His first series exhibited as such was of Haystacks, painted from different such was of Haystacks, painted from different points of view and at different times of the daypoints of view and at different times of the day

• was fond of painting controlled nature: his own was fond of painting controlled nature: his own gardens in Giverny, with its water lilies, pond, gardens in Giverny, with its water lilies, pond, and bridgeand bridge

• between 1883 and 1908, Monet traveled to the between 1883 and 1908, Monet traveled to the Mediterranean, where he painted landmarks, Mediterranean, where he painted landmarks, landscapes, and seascapes, such as landscapes, and seascapes, such as Bordighera. Bordighera.

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• Monet died of lung cancer on 5 Monet died of lung cancer on 5 December 1926 at the age of 86 and December 1926 at the age of 86 and is buried in the Giverny church is buried in the Giverny church cemeterycemetery

• his home, garden and waterlily pond his home, garden and waterlily pond were bequeathed by his son Michel, were bequeathed by his son Michel, his only heir, to the French Academy his only heir, to the French Academy of Fine Arts in 1966.of Fine Arts in 1966.

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Most famous worksMost famous works

• Impression, SunriseImpression, Sunrise

• Rouen Cathedral seriesRouen Cathedral series

• London Parliament seriesLondon Parliament series

• Water LiliesWater Lilies

• HaystacksHaystacks

• PoplarsPoplars

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Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, 1899

Garden Path, 1902

Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant) (1872).

Charing Cross Bridge, 1899

Port-Goulphar, Belle Île, 1887

Water Lilies, 1920-1926

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Monet’s portraits and Monet’s portraits and photosphotos

Claude Monet Reading (1872) by Renoir

Claude Monet, in his garden, by Étienne Clémentel, c. 1917

Monet, right, in his garden at Giverny, 1922.

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