Claude MonetClaude Monet

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Claude Monet’s styleClaude Monet’s style

He likes painting water. What colour is water He likes painting water. What colour is water actually? One moment its blue, the next its actually? One moment its blue, the next its white. His paintings are really just blobs of white. His paintings are really just blobs of paint, but when you are a metre or so paint, but when you are a metre or so from the actual painting , they look normal from the actual painting , they look normal again!again!

Impression -sunrise Impression -sunrise

Le Havre port landscapeLe Havre port landscape

The art critics started calling Monet an The art critics started calling Monet an Impressionest.They didn’t mean it as a Impressionest.They didn’t mean it as a compliment. They thought paintings should be compliment. They thought paintings should be precise and carefully done. They should also be a precise and carefully done. They should also be a little gray and dark too. Monet did many sunrises little gray and dark too. Monet did many sunrises with different colours.with different colours.

Sunrise, up closeSunrise, up close

Water liliesWater lilies

His water lilies is what he's most known for.His water lilies is what he's most known for.

Monet put in a pond for his garden so he Monet put in a pond for his garden so he could paint water , water lilies and the could paint water , water lilies and the Japanese bridge that stood above the Japanese bridge that stood above the pond.pond.

Japanese bridgeJapanese bridge

Monet painted many different paintings of Monet painted many different paintings of this bridge, with different colours and this bridge, with different colours and painting different sides of the bridge too.painting different sides of the bridge too.

Monet grew older and older and his eyesight Monet grew older and older and his eyesight was getting worse , he kept on painting was getting worse , he kept on painting the bridge until he couldn’t see at all.the bridge until he couldn’t see at all.

Other Japanese bridges Other Japanese bridges

The first bridge below was painted The first bridge below was painted around 1899, the second bridge was around 1899, the second bridge was painted in 1919 when Monet's sight painted in 1919 when Monet's sight began to fail, while the third painting began to fail, while the third painting was in 1923 when he could barely was in 1923 when he could barely see.see.

Come see Claude Monet! This November 14Come see Claude Monet! This November 14thth

celebrating Monet’s 172celebrating Monet’s 172ndnd birthday! At the birthday! At the Auckland art gallery, Corner Kitchener and Auckland art gallery, Corner Kitchener and

Wellesley Streets,12:00pm.Wellesley Streets,12:00pm.See you then!See you then!

Monet’s homeMonet’s home

Monet was born in Paris, November 14Monet was born in Paris, November 14thth 1840 and died 1926.Monet was baptized in 1840 and died 1926.Monet was baptized in Notre dame de corette, the local parish Notre dame de corette, the local parish church. He was baptized as Oscar-Claude church. He was baptized as Oscar-Claude Monet, but his parents simply called him Monet, but his parents simply called him Oscar. Monet was the second son of eight.Oscar. Monet was the second son of eight.

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