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

The Port of Amsterdam, c.1873 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Port of Amsterdam c.1873

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10802-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:61.5 x 100 cm
Private Collection

Canal a Amsterdam, 1874 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Canal a Amsterdam 1874

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.68
SKU: 10801-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:55 x 65 cm
Private Collection

Hamlet on a Cliff near Giverny , 1883 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Hamlet on a Cliff near Giverny 1883

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10800-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:60.7 x 81.3 cm
Private Collection

Small Branch of the Seine, 1878 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Small Branch of the Seine 1878

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10799-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:61 x 81.3 cm
Private Collection

The Valley of Falaise, Calvados, France, 1883 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10798-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Water Lilies, Harmony in Blue, c.1914/17 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies, Harmony in Blue c.1914/17

Giclée Canvas Print
$64.98
SKU: 10797-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:200 x 200 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

The Seine at Bennecourt, Winter, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Seine at Bennecourt, Winter n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10796-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Early Morning on the Seine at Giverny, 1893 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10795-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:73.5 x 92 cm
Private Collection

Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1902 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Houses of Parliament, Sunset 1902

Giclée Canvas Print
$66.51
SKU: 10794-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:81.3 x 93 cm
Private Collection

The Fourteenth of July (Bastille Day), n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10793-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Church at Vernon, 1894 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Church at Vernon 1894

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10792-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.7 x 92.7 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA

Floods at Giverny, 1886 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Floods at Giverny 1886

Giclée Canvas Print
$51.86
SKU: 10791-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65 x 81 cm
Private Collection

The Seine near Vernon, Morning Effect, c.1894 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10790-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:49.5 x 81.3 cm
Private Collection

Water Lilies, 1906 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies 1906

Giclée Canvas Print
$56.83
SKU: 10789-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:81.9 x 101 cm
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Rouen Cathedral, Effects of Sunlight, Sunset, 1892 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10788-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:100 x 65 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

Water Lilies, c.1916/19 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies c.1916/19

Giclée Canvas Print
$56.48
SKU: 10787-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:150 x 197 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

Wisteria, c.1919/20 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Wisteria c.1919/20

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10786-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:100 x 300 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

The Lily Pond, 1919 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Lily Pond 1919

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10785-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:100.4 x 201 cm
Private Collection

Water Lilies, c.1914/17 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies c.1914/17

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10784-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:150 x 200 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

Vernon Church in Fog, 1893 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Vernon Church in Fog 1893

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10783-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

The Water Liliy Pond, 1918 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Water Liliy Pond 1918

Giclée Canvas Print
$93.48
SKU: 10782-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:119.5 x 88.5 cm
Musee d'Arte et d'Histoire, Geneve, Switzerland

The Tuileries, 1876 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Tuileries 1876

Giclée Canvas Print
$98.49
SKU: 10781-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:54 x 73 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

London. Parliament. Reflections on the Thames, 1905 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10780-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:81.5 x 92 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

On the Beach at Trouville, 1870 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

On the Beach at Trouville 1870

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: 10779-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:38 x 46 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

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