1. Claude Monet

3. Who was Claude Monet?
Claude Monet was a French painter who was
one of the greatest painters of the
impressionist times.
Soft wonderful colours and an intense
understanding of the use of light and
shadows define his paintings.

4. When was Claude Monet born?
He was born in
1840 on the
14th November
in Paris, France.
His full name is
Claude-Oscar
Monet.

5. Claude Monet’s childhood
His family owned a grocery business and naturally, they expected their
clever son to work for them as he became older. Monet had other ideas and
he chose to follow his dreams of becoming an artist.
When Monet was only 11, he studied at the Le Havre school of the arts and
would sell charcoal caricatures for 10-20 francs.
An artist named Eugene Boudin became a mentor to him
and taught him about painting with oils and how to capture
outdoor scenes on canvas. Throughout his life, Monet was
Eugene Boudin fascinated with nature and took every advantage to
highlight trees, plants, grass, flowers, and water in many
of his paintings.

6. Claude Monet’s childhood
When he was 16, he lived with his aunt who had no children of her
own. Monet visited the famous museum, the Louvre, and took paints
and materials with him to practice painting. While other artists would
copy the works of other great painters, Monet preferred to paint
what he viewed from the windows. Even at this early age, he was
beginning to discover the style that would redefine how painting was
performed.
The Louvre

7. Claude Monet’s life
When he was 21, he joined the First Regiment of African Light
Cavalry for a seven-year commitment, because he sought
adventure. He was stationed in Algeria and became ill with typhoid
fever. His aunt was devastated and advised him that she would
get him out of the Army but only if he would agree to take an art
course at a University. It may be that she was helped in this
matter by a famous artist from Holland, Jungkind, who knew of
Monet’s talents.

8. Claude Monet’s childhood
Monet studied with Charles Gleyre during his early adult life. He
also would meet and work with other students and artists who
were destined for greatness. Among these notables were Alfred
Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Frederic Bazille and Eduard
Manet.
These were the artists who developed new and breathtakingly
stunning methods of painting. They created and then perfected
how to create the effects of light and shadows with quick brush
strokes and broken colours. This new style is known now as
Impressionist or Impressionism.

9. Other impressionist artists
Alfred Sisley, Frederic Bazille Eduard Manet Pierre-Auguste
Renoir

10. What is impressionism?
Impressionism is an art movement that was started
by a group of French painters who decided to discard
old ways of doing art. Lines were replaced by
rounded shapes or tiny dots. Dark shadows became
colourful and bright. These painters often enjoyed
painting outside.
Claude Monet's
Impression Sunrise,
was the inspiration
of the term
impressionism.

11. Claude Monet’s adult life
Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux married in 1870.
Monet and Camille had two children Jean and Michel.
In 1879, Camille died of tuberculosis.
In 1892 Monet married Alice Hoschede.
On the 5th of December, 1926, Monet died.