Claude Monet (1840–1926)

Claude Monet, the visionary founder of Impressionism, transformed how we see light and nature, famously capturing the same scene repeatedly to reveal fleeting moments.

ABOUT

Oscar-Claude Monet (UK: , US: ; French: [klod mɔnɛ]; 14 November, 1840 – 5 December, 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his long career, he was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of Impressionism's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions of nature, especially as applied to plein air (outdoor) landscape painting. The term "Impre…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Caricature of a Man with a Big Cigar 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Caricature of a Man with a Large Nose 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Caricature of Auguste Vacquerie 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Caricature of a Man Standing by Desk (recto); Sketch of Male Head in Profile (verso) 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Caricature of a Man in the Small Hat 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Caricature of Eugène Marcel 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Eugène BoudinPre-Impressionism Johan JongkindPre-Impressionism Charles-François DaubignyBarbizon School Eugène DelacroixRomanticism

Influenced

Pierre-Auguste RenoirImpressionism Alfred SisleyImpressionism