Claude Monet - French Painter - (1840-1926)

Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting, known for his efforts to depict nature as he saw it in his works. 

Oscar-Claude Monet (14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter who founded Impressionism and is considered a precursor to modernism, especially through his depiction of nature. Throughout his career, he consistently practiced plein air (outdoor) landscape painting.
The term "Impressionism" comes from Monet's painting Impression, soleil levant, first shown in the 1874 "exhibition of rejects." Raised in Le Havre, Normandy, Monet developed an early interest in drawing. Although supported by his mother, his father preferred he pursued business. After his mother's death in 1857, he lived with his wealthy aunt, Marie-Jeanne Le cadre. He studied at the Académie Suisse and under history painter Charles Gleyre, where he met Auguste Renoir. Initially focusing on landscapes, seascapes, and portraits, Monet's early works attracted little attention until influenced by Eugène Boudin's plein air concept.
From 1883, Monet resided in Giverny, where he undertook extensive landscaping, including creating a water-lily pond. His method of documenting France’s countryside involved repeatedly painting the same scene to capture variations in light and seasons, as seen in his haystack’s series (1890–1891), Rouen Cathedral paintings (1892–1894), and water lilies in Giverny. Monet gained fame during his lifetime, but his popularity surged in the latter half of the 20th century, making him one of the world's most renowned painters and inspiring many artists.

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