Monet was one of the most outstanding figures in the impressionism movement. He was the leader of a group of French artists called the Impressionists, which included such painters as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. Monet often presented himself in many different guises throughout his life. He was a bohemian artist, the leader of the Impressionist movement, as well as politically and socially, and in his old age a recluse at Giverny (Lallemand)."His scenes shimmer, like memories. They are single, fleeting moments, reminders of life's beauty and transience, " John Berger about Monet (Chew). .
Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, and he moved with his family to Le Havre on the Seine estuary in the 1840s. His father Adolphe joined a wholesale grocery business and he made enough profit to lead a comfortable life. Monet's mother died in 1857 and Monet spent much time with his aunt who encouraged his artistic inclinations, unlike his father. Monet spent most of his youth in Le Havre, drawing caricatures of the locals, a talent, which got him into trouble at school (Folkes). By age fifteen he was already receiving commission for his work. He then met Eugene Boudin in 1857 when he was sixteen. He took an interest in Monet's talents and invited him to paint in open air. Boudin became Monet's unofficial teacher for several years as well as his mentor. .
Monet moved in Paris in 1859 where he met Camille Pissarro and Gustave Courbet. In 1861 to 1862 Monet performed his military service in Algeria with the Chasseurs d'Afrique (Shackelford). It, no doubt, encouraged his ambitions as a landscape painter. In the Salon, controlled by the Academy, landscape had its own place. Monet was determined to follow on the path he had set out under Boudin, but he knew the importance of drawing. He embarked on a course of study to learn to draw the human figure and he entered into the Académie Suisse.
Impressionism was based on light and the subject that was being painted or drawn. ... Monet was born November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. Monet is known as the "Father of Impressionism". ... Monet then died on December 5, 1926 in Giverny. ... He became friends with artist Monet and worked closely with him during the 1860's. ...
Despite this, Monet still struggled with rejection from the public and the conservative Salon ("Monet," Encarta). ... This too was a complete failure ("Monet," Encarta). ... Changing the History of the Arts/Modern Elements of Impressionism Impressionist painters were considered radical in their time because they broke many of the rules of picture making set by earlier generations. Impressionism was born out of realism, a movement which had already shocked the critics and public with it's subjects and techniques. ... Impressionism painting arose out of a dissatisfaction with the ve...
One of the styles that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was Impressionism. ... Claude Monet was born on November 14th, 1840. He lived with his mother, Louise Monet, his father, Adolphe Monet, his older brother and his aunt, Madame Lecadre. ... Monet enjoyed art greatly. ... Impressionism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...
Impressionism Impressionism began in the 19 century where it became popular in the 1870s and into the early 1880s. ... "Blue Water-lilies" is one of Monet's later pictures. ... Monet worked on one subject matter for a long period of time, working on many different canvases at once. ... This is how Monet created depth in this painting. Monet has used many dark colours in it. ...
They were given the name Impressionists after Monet's painting Impression:Sunrise. ... Monet, Degas and Renoir enlisted, and Bazille was killed in action at only 29. ... In 1873 the Salon rejected works by Pissarro, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne and Sisley. ... Neo-Impressionism was a short-lived movement which was the expansion and reaction to Impressionism. ... Post Impressionism followed Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism and started around 1880. ...
When he was twenty-two, Monet joined the Paris studio of the academic history painter Charles Gleyre. ... Impression: Sunrise 1873; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, one of Monet's contributions to this exhibition, drew particular scorn for the unfinished appearance of its loose handling and indistinct forms. ... Together they shared new approaches to art, painting the effects of light en plein air with broken color and rapid brushstrokes, in what later came to be known as Impressionism. ... Monet's painting was very large and could not be completed in time. ... During this time Mone...
The painter of my piece, Monet, was the known as the founder of the Impressionist Movement in art. ... Although my research on the Impressionism art movement came after my observation of Monet's paintings, I was familiar with the Impressionist music era beforehand. ... And this, I relate, to my experience with Monet's "Charing Cross Bridge." When I first saw Monet's "Charing Cross Bridge" at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, I felt indifferent. ... I tried to find two contrasting pieces that appropriated Monet's artwork. ...
