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“I do what I can to express what I feel in the presence of nature.”
Claude Monet
• Born in Paris, France in 1840
• Is now one of the most famous artists of all time
• Impressionist painter
Claude Monet
Impressionist Style
• Soft edges
• Bright colors dabbed side by side
• Short, choppy brushstrokes
• Highly textured surface
Regatta at Argenteuil, 1872
• Painted the people & places he knew best
• Common Subjects:– Seascapes– Landscapes– Flowers– Portraits
Subject Matter
Poppies at Argenteuil, 1873
Woman with a Parasol
1875
Camille Monet and her son Jean
Painted the same subject in different weather, seasons, and times of the day
Monet saw that the colors of a scene changed as the light and
weather changed
Rouen Cathedral at Midday,
1894
Rouen Cathedral in the Evening,
1894
Rouen Cathedral Morning Sun,
1893
Color constantly changes according to the sun’s position
• Monet created a beautiful garden in Giverny– Bamboo, Irises, Roses, Water Lilies, and Wisteria
• After 1911, the garden became his sole subject
Giverny
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As Monet grew older, his style began to change due to his failing eyesight
The Japanese Footbridge at Giverny
1900 1923
– Painted hundreds of water lilies from 1900-26– Water lilies became hazier as his cataracts
worsened– Eventually the water lilies, water, and
reflections melted together into a hazy mist of swirling color
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