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Claude Monet
Helping establish Impressionism and painting the changing effects of light.
Impression, Sunrise · Rouen Cathedral
- Born
- 14 November 1840
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 5 December 1926
More people
Claude Monet
Claude Monet was a French painter whose landscapes and serial studies followed light, weather and perception.
Early life
Le Havre
Grew up on the Normandy coast and began with caricatures.
Outdoor painting
Eugène Boudin encouraged him to paint directly from nature.
Career
- 1860s
Young painter
Developed alongside artists challenging the official Salon.
- 1870s
Impressionist exhibitions
Helped organise independent group exhibitions.
- 1880s–1920s
Giverny and series
Worked repeatedly on chosen subjects, including his water garden.
Selected paintings
Impression, Sunrise
The painting helped give Impressionism its name.
Rouen Cathedral
Painted the facade under changing conditions.
Water Lilies
Created increasingly expansive studies of his garden pond.
Beyond work
Gardening
Designed the Giverny garden that became a principal subject.
Eyesight
Cataracts affected his vision and later work.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Nadar. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
