Claude Monet

Guide Note: Claude Monet was a French Impressionist painter known for painting nature.

Fast Facts:

  1. Born: 1840 in Paris, France
  2. Birth Name: Claude Oscar Monet
  3. 1859: Formal art training began
  4. Bought Giverny in 1890
  5. Died: 1926

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. Wikipedia: Claude Monet
  2. Monet Images: The Art of Monet Lelah: Comprehensive database of Monet's works
  3. Giverny.org: Welcome to Claude Monet's
  4. The Metropolitain Museum of Art: Claude Monet Biography
  5. National Gallery of Art: Claude Monet: The Series Paintings
  6. Article: Claude Monet: "My History" (1900)
  7. Video: "Claude Monet, Impressionist Leader" (Time 4:00)


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Claude Monet Timeline

  • 1840: Born: November 14 in Paris, France
  • 1858: Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin who encourages him to paint out of doors
  • 1864: Monet stays in Honfleur with Boudin, Bazille and Jongkind
  • 1865-1866: Monet started meeting other painters who were interested in Impressionism
  • 1867: Birth of his first son Jean Monet while in Sainte-Adresse
  • 1870: Moves to London
  • 1878: The Monet family moves in with the Hoschedes family
  • 1879: Camille Monet, Claude's wife, dies
  • 1890: Buys a farm at Giverny
  • 1892: Mr. Hoschede dies. Monet marries Alice Hoschede
  • 1926: Monet dies December 5 at the age of 86
  • 1981: Monet's house in Giverny is opened as a museum

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