Research Paper On Claude Monet

While he was older, Monet focused on creating series of paintings that would all go together. One of his most famous ones are the "Water Lilies" collection. Throughout his life, Monet has created over 2,500 pieces of art. The term "Impressionism" became related to Monet after he and the group of artists that got rejected from "Salon de Paris" in 1863, an annual art show, decided to create their own show. The term was named after one of his paintings called "Impression, Sunrise".Monet gained recognition in the art world with his painting, “The Woman in the Green Dress”. This was a painting he did in 1866 of his future wife, Camille Doncieux. Monet created over 30 painting of his her during his life, some of which gained more popularity than

He was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. In 1845, he and his family moved to Le Havre in Normandy. At a young age this is where he decided he wanted to become an artist instead of going into the family grocery store business like his father expected him to. In 1851, Monet started attending La Havre secondary school of the arts, where can become locally known for his charcoal works. He later left school at age 16 and went to live with his aunt shortly after his mothers death. A few years later he traveled to Paris and stayed there painting what he saw and learning art techniques from other artists.Claude Monet was a French artist in the 1800s; he was one of the founders of the art movement called Impressionism and is still a well known artist today. Impressionism can be considered one of the first modern art movements that inspired the art we have now. Impressionists often painted pictures with oil paints that presented natural settings in lighter colors and often purposely lacked detail. I believe that Monet is an important artist who has influenced many artists, and relates to the theme of Leadership and Legacy in History. Monet helped create the impressionism style of art and is his works are still known

Impression, Sunrise was painted in 1872, depicting a Le Havre port landscape.rnst Gombrich At the annual art show called “Salon de Paris” held at "Acedémie des Beaux Arts", a lot of artists got rejected entry due to the quality and style of their paintings. These rejected artists got together and made their own group called “Société Anonyme des Artistes, Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs”. Some of the artists in the group were Cezanne, Pissarro, Renoir, Morisot, Manet, Degas, and Monet. They came together and created their own art show, the “Salon des Refusés”. They had several art shows throughout the years and at first many people did not take their art seriously, but eventually their art style become a popular and interesting thing in the art