The Life and Art of Claude Monet
Claude Monet, a famous French artist, was born in 1840. He co-founded Impressionism, with his iconic works like "Impression, Sunrise" and the Water Lilies series. Despite personal tragedies, Monet's innovative use of color and light revolutionized the art world. His journey from rejection to acclaim left a lasting legacy in the history of art.
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CLAUDE MONET A Famous French Artist
I can only draw what I see -Claude Monet
Childhood And Early Works Was born on 14 November 1840 1851: entered Le Havre school of the arts 1856: met fellow artistEug ne Boudin
First Impressionist Paintings late 1860s: rejection from the conservativeAcad mie des Beaux-Arts 1873: Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers Portrait of Claude Monet (1867) 1874: their first exhibition
First Impressionist Paintings Impression, Sunrise(1872), depicting aLe Havreport landscape. the painting that gave its name to the style of impressionism
Later Impressionism 1876:Camille Monet became ill Monet made a study in oils of his dead wife After her death, Monet began to create some of his best paintings of the 19th century.
Later Impressionism Study of a Figure Outdoors: Woman with a Parasol, facing left, 1886 his second wife's daughterSuzanne Monet with a parasol in a meadow atGiverny
Later Impressionism Rouen Cathedral at sunset, 1893 The paintings in the series each capture the facade of theRouen Cathedralat different times of the day and year
Later Impressionism Water Lilies (or Nymph as), c. 1915 Water Lilies is a seriesof approximately 250 oil paintings
Last Years After the death of his second wife Monet began to develop the first signs of cataracts The surgeries had an effect on the colours he perceived Monet died of lung cancer on 5 December 1926
Last Years House Among the Roses (1917-1919) Water-Lily Pond and Weeping Willow (1916 1919) Weeping Willow (1918 1919)
Legacy Monet's extraordinarily long life and large artistic output befit the enormity of his contemporary popularity. Impressionism, for which he is a pillar, continues to be one of the most popular artistic movement.
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