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 Sunken Road in the Cliff at Varengeville, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10778-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset), 1891 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset) 1891

Giclée Canvas Print
$52.61
SKU: 10777-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:64.9 x 92.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Winter in Giverny, 1885 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Winter in Giverny 1885

Giclée Canvas Print
$51.46
SKU: 10776-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:64.5 x 88.5 cm
Private Collection

Church at Varengeville, Morning, 1882 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Church at Varengeville, Morning 1882

Giclée Canvas Print
$53.36
SKU: 10775-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

The Water Lily Pond with the Japanese Bridge, 1899 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10774-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:89.5 x 91.5 cm
Private Collection

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

Water Lilies c.1914/17

Giclée Canvas Print
$56.04
SKU: 10773-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:130 x 150 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

The Cliff at Etretat (La Manneporte), c.1883 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10772-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:73.5 x 92 cm
Private Collection

Vetheuil, 1901 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Vetheuil 1901

Giclée Canvas Print
$62.79
SKU: 10771-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:90 x 92 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia

Ship Aground, 1881 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Ship Aground 1881

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.21
SKU: 10770-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:82 x 60 cm
Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Water Lilies, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$58.34
SKU: 10769-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:181 x 201 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

The Roses, c.1925/26 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Roses c.1925/26

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10768-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:130 x 200 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

The Banks of the River Epte at Giverny, 1887 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
SKU: 10767-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.2 x 81.4 cm
Private Collection

The Cliffs near Dieppe, 1897 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Cliffs near Dieppe 1897

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10766-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65 x 100 cm
Private Collection

The Three Trees, Autumn, 1891 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Three Trees, Autumn 1891

Giclée Canvas Print
$51.20
SKU: 10765-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:92.3 x 73 cm
Private Collection

Rose Garden, 1876 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Rose Garden 1876

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10764-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:73 x 54 cm
Private Collection

Mount Kolsaas, Norway, 1895 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Mount Kolsaas, Norway 1895

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10763-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.5 x 100 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

Riverbank at Lavacourt, 1879 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Riverbank at Lavacourt 1879

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10762-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:60.1 x 89.5 cm
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Shaded Path, c.1920 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Shaded Path c.1920

Giclée Canvas Print
$57.57
SKU: 10761-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:89 x 100 cm
Private Collection

Charing Cross Bridge, c.1900 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Charing Cross Bridge c.1900

Giclée Canvas Print
$52.47
SKU: 10760-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:66 x 92.7 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA

The Plain at Gennevilliers, 1877 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Plain at Gennevilliers 1877

Giclée Canvas Print
$52.98
SKU: 10759-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:50 x 61 cm
Private Collection

The Pink Rowing Boat, 1890 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

The Pink Rowing Boat 1890

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10758-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:135 x 175 cm
Private Collection

Water Lilies, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: 10757-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Water Lilies, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Water Lilies n.d.

Giclée Canvas Print
$55.41
SKU: 10756-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Weeping Willow, c.1918/19 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print

Weeping Willow c.1918/19

Giclée Canvas Print
$58.46
SKU: 10755-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:100 x 110 cm
Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France

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