Portrait of Claude Monet

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1840-1926

French Impressionist Painter

Oscar-Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. He was the second son of Claude-Adolphe Monet, a grocer, and Louise-Justine Aubrée, a singer. In 1845, the family moved to Le Havre, a port town in Normandy, where Monet's father opened a grocery and ship-chandlery business.

Monet showed an early talent for drawing and began taking lessons from local artist Eugène Boudin, who introduced him to plein air (outdoor) painting. In 1859, Monet moved to Paris to study art at the Académie Suisse, where he met fellow artists Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne.

In 1861, Monet was conscripted into the French army and served in Algeria for two years. After falling ill, he returned to France and resumed his art studies, attending the studio of Charles Gleyre in Paris. There, he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille, who would become key figures in the Impressionist movement.

Monet's early work was influenced by the Barbizon school, which focused on natural landscapes. However, he soon began to experiment with capturing the effects of light and atmosphere in his paintings. In 1866, Monet's painting "Camille" or "The Woman in the Green Dress" (La femme à la robe verte) featuring his future wife, Camille Doncieux, gained recognition at the Paris Salon.

In 1870, Monet married Camille, and the couple had two sons, Jean and Michel. The family faced financial difficulties, and Monet struggled to sell his paintings. In 1874, Monet and his fellow artists, including Renoir, Pissarro, and Edgar Degas, organized their own exhibition, which became known as the first Impressionist Exhibition. Monet's painting "Impression, Sunrise" (Impression, soleil levant) was displayed at the exhibition and inspired the name of the Impressionist movement.

Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Monet continued to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions and developed his signature style, characterized by loose brushstrokes, vibrant colors, and a focus on the changing effects of light. He painted numerous series of works, including haystacks, poplars, and the Rouen Cathedral, capturing the same subject at different times of day and in various weather conditions.

In 1890, Monet purchased a property in Giverny, a small village in Normandy. He designed and cultivated an extensive garden, which became the subject of many of his later paintings, including the famous Water Lilies series. Monet's work during this period became increasingly abstract, as he focused on the interplay of light, color, and reflection in his garden's pond.

Monet's wife, Camille, died in 1879, and he later married Alice Hoschedé, the wife of a former patron. Monet continued to paint and travel, visiting London, Venice, and Norway, among other places. In his later years, he suffered from cataracts, which affected his vision and the colors in his paintings.

Claude Monet died on December 5, 1926, in Giverny, at the age of 86. He is buried in the Giverny church cemetery. Today, Monet is considered one of the most important and influential artists of the Impressionist movement, and his work continues to be celebrated and admired worldwide.

762 Claude Monet Artworks

Fruit Pickers, 1879 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Fruit Pickers 1879

Giclée Canvas Print
$51.71
SKU: 10900-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist's Garden in Argenteuil, 1875 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10899-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:55.3 x 64.7 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

Cap Martin, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Cap Martin n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$50.56
SKU: 10898-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Seascape at Sainte-Adresse, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Seascape at Sainte-Adresse n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10897-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

The Needle and the Porte d'Aval, Etretat, 1886 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10896-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Village of Lavacourt near Vetheuil, 1878 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Village of Lavacourt near Vetheuil 1878

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10895-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:35.5 x 73 cm
Private Collection

Cliffs at Pourville, 1896 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Cliffs at Pourville 1896

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10894-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65 x 100 cm
Private Collection

Camille Monet in a Red Cape, 1866 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Camille Monet in a Red Cape 1866

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10893-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:54 x 73 cm
E.G. Buhrle Foundation Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

Street in Sainte-Adresse, c.1868/70 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Street in Sainte-Adresse c.1868/70

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.21
SKU: 10892-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:79.7 x 59 cm
The Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts, USA

Landscape, Vetheuil, 1879 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Landscape, Vetheuil 1879

Giclée Canvas Print
$53.23
SKU: 10891-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:60 x 73.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

The Castle of Dolceacqua, 1884 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Castle of Dolceacqua 1884

Giclée Canvas Print
$58.92
SKU: 10890-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:92 x 73 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

Cliffs and Sailboats at Pourville, 1882 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Cliffs and Sailboats at Pourville 1882

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10888-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:55 x 81 cm
Private Collection

Gare Saint-Lazare, Arrival of a Train, 1877 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10887-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:59.7 x 71.8 cm
Private Collection

The Seine at Giverny, 1885 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Seine at Giverny 1885

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10886-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65 x 92 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

The Japanese Bridge, Pond with Water Lilies, 1900 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10885-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:89.5 x 92.5 cm
Private Collection

Spring Countryside at Giverny, 1894 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Spring Countryside at Giverny 1894

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10884-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:92.5 x 64.9 cm
Private Collection

Rouen Cathedral, Afternoon (The Portal, Full Sunlight), 1894 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10883-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:105.9 x 72.9 cm
Private Collection

Morning on the Seine, near Giverny, 1896 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Morning on the Seine, near Giverny 1896

Giclée Canvas Print
$62.79
SKU: 10882-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:89.3 x 91.8 cm
Private Collection

The Rocks at Falaise, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Rocks at Falaise n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$51.71
SKU: 10881-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65 x 81 cm
Private Collection

L'Eglise a Varengeville, c.1880 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

L'Eglise a Varengeville c.1880

Giclée Canvas Print
$52.48
SKU: 10880-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:60 x 74 cm
Private Collection

The Church and the Seine at Vetheuil, 1881 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10879-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:58.5 x 72.5 cm
Private Collection

Snow at Argenteuil, c.1874 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Snow at Argenteuil c.1874

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10877-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:50.2 x 65.5 cm
Private Collection

Late Afternoon, Vetheuil, 1880 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Late Afternoon, Vetheuil 1880

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10876-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:73 x 100 cm
Private Collection

Self Portrait with a Beret, 1886 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Self Portrait with a Beret 1886

Giclée Canvas Print
$64.34
SKU: 10875-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:56 x 46 cm
Private Collection

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