Claude Monet (1840-1926) Essay

Oscar Claude MonetOscar Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. Monet spent most of his childhood in Le Havre, France. In Le Havre, Monet studied drawing and painted seascapes with a French painter Eugene Louis Boudin in his teens. By 1859 Monet committed himself a career to be an artist. Monet spent a lot of time in Paris around 1859. By 1860 Monet met a pre-impressionist painter, Edouard Manet. Monet also met other French painters destined to form the impressionist school. Monet met Camille Pissaro, Pierre Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley. Monet painted simple landscapes and...

When was Claude Monet born? 14 novembre 1840 What was his full name? Claude Oscar Monet Impressionism painting style conveying the impression of the effects of light and is usually made with light brushstrokes How many times did Claude Monet marry? 2 times When was his first exhibition? 1874 What was Claude's first wife's name? Camille Doncieux When did Claude Monet first marry? 1870 When did Claude's first wife die? 1879 When was Claude Monet's first son born? 1867 When did Claude's eldest son die? 1914 What was Claude Monet's first son's name? Jean Monet When was Claude's second son's...

This as not due to a lack in technique or training; this is a style that Monet acquired by using very dappled brushstrokes in his work. The individual brushstrokes portray the different shapes of each object, which enhances the composition of this piece. The overlapping of distinct brush strokes gives the piece depth and a lively quality. For example, the high grass is well depicted as blowing in the wind but this movement would not be as beautifully rendered if Monet didn't use dappled brushstrokes. The Path on the Island of Saint Martin, Bethel has a very rich use of...

Biography “Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” ― Claude Monet Oscar Claude Monet is a famous impressionist who dedicated his whole life to painting. He was the founder of French impressionism, which was the main direction of Monet’s art. Monet's picturesque manner in Impressionism is considered to be classical. This method is characterized by separate strokes, which create lightweight pictures. In his artworks, Monet was striving to convey a momentary impression of what was happening at the particular moment. Claude Monet was born in...

Claude Monet was an innovative artist whose work gave a name to the movement "Impressionism," which was defined by the capturing of light and natural forms in the late 1800s. Monet’s education and lifestyle assisted him in creating new techniques, produce unique pieces and make history. Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris but moved to Le Havre at a very young age. As a child he often made a small income as he was becoming a popular caricaturist. He soon entered a school of arts in Le Havre and later attracted the attention of Eugene Boudain...

Among the modern French paintings of the Cassatt Collection recently acquired by the Wilstach Fund and shortly to be placed on exhibition in the Museum are three examples of the work of Claude Monet, two of which at least are of his middle and best period. Trained (as one may say) in the School of Manet, Monet painted more or less in the manner of his great predecessor, until the Franco- Prussian War drove so many of the French artists to take refuge in London, when he, with Picasso, fell under the influence of Turner. At the zenith of his...

What year did Joseph Niephore Niepce take the first picture? 1826 When was the Franco-Prussian War? 1870-1871 when was the revolution in Paris? 1870 What year did Monet move to Giverny? 1883 when was the Eiffel Tower built? 1889 When was the first world war? 1914-1918

Dejeuner sur l'Herbe Artist: Manet Themes: -change of nude -changes our value system: what makes you question what you seem to take as accurate/correct -throws away basic ideals -domestication of outrageous and attempts to normalize outrageous -no clothes on and engaging with viewer; suggestive painting -white skin tone is unnatural -viewer and object relationship changed up -otium/arcadia -contemporary dress and activities The Execution of Emperor Maximilian Artist: Manet Themes: -Media: information/news/media directly able to identify players -Maximilian executed by mexican guerrillas -Allows for spectatorship Paris Street; Rainy Day Artist: Gustave Caillebotte Themes: -parisians become observer -Flaneur: modern man who looked...

On March 15th the Copley Society of Boston opened its annual spring exhibition, with a wonderful collection of the works of this great master of Impression- ism. The Copley Society has been cutting a wide swath in the field of art during the past few years. It has kept steadily before it the highest standards as a beacon-light to guide its action. No collection of paintings has been too good for its walls and the public. It has not been content to sit idle and ap- plaud others, but has taken upon its shoulders great burdens of responsibility and trouble;...

Two works of art that have inspired generations of art lovers are "Rainy Night, Etaples," painted in 1912 by William Edouard Scott, and "The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice," created in 1908 by Claude Monet. Currently, both paintings are displayed in the IMA Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana. "Rainy Night, Etaples" is displayed in the American section and The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice is displayed in European section. The two paintings have the unique stamp of their painters and differ in the reflection of light. They also differ in their sizes, and the painters were inspired by different...