• Born in Paris on November 14, 1840.• His father was a wealthy store owner.• He had independent views even as a child.• Refused to go to the Academy of Fine Art.• Served in the military from 1860-1861.• Attended the Academie Suisse.• His friend, Eugene Boudin, encouraged his art.
Claude Monet- early years
Claude Monet began making
money as a student by selling
caricatures of people he knew.
Claude Oscar, Monet , 1858
Monet painted
realistic still-lifes in order
to get into art school.
Still Life with Pheasant, Monet, 1861
Claude Monet- middle years• In 1869, Monet painted Le Grenoillère- his first
Impressionist painting.• In 1870, he married his model- Camille Doncieux.• In 1874, Monet and his friends hold their own art
exhibit as “Impressionists”.• Monet was poor and was supported by his father.• Two sons are born to Monet: Jean in 1868 and
Michael in 1879.• In 1879, his wife Camille dies.
Giverny- Monet’s home
• Monet moved to Giverny in 1883.• He rented it on the spot!• He was poor when he moved here, but became
wealthy.• Monet turned it into a massive garden.• Hired 7 full-time gardeners.• Imported plants from Japan and built a bridge.• You can still visit it today!
Claude Monet- later years
• Sold many paintings and became famous toward the end of his life.
• Began painting his water lilies series.• Married Alice Hoschede , a long-time friend, in 1892 (she had 6 children).• Alice died in 1911.• Painted a series of giant water lilies for the
French government in 1916.• Died in 1927.
• Monet painted outside- even on a boat!• Was interested in catching light and color.• Painted the same things at different times of
day to capture light and shadow.• Painted haystacks, buildings, waterlilies.• Started out painting people.• Next, he combined people in a landscape.• Finally, he painted only landscapes.
Subject Matter (what Monet painted)
• Grainstacks in the Sunlight, Morning Effect, Claude Monet 1890,
Grainstack at Sunset, Claude Monet 1890
Haystacks
Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in Brown,
Monet 1892
Rouen Cathedral, Morning Effect, Monet
1893
ROUEN CATHEDRAL
• Art academy in Paris.• Told artist HOW to paint:– Realism (like a photograph).
• Told artists WHAT to paint – Important people.– Historical outdoor scenes. – Bible scenes.
• Held an annual art show (the Salon)starting in 1667.– If your art was accepted- you would have a career.– If your art was rejected- your career was over!
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
• Only French people could exhibit.• In 1863, high number of Impressionists
entered.• The Impressionist’s work was rejected.• Napoleon III held a Salon des Refuges for
all rejected paintings.• After the avant garde show, the academy
was taken down.
The Gleaners, Jean-Francois Millet, 1857 Louis du Boucher Marquis and
his Family, Francis Drouais, 1750
Which is Salon worthy?
Louis du Boucher Marquis and his Family, Francis Drouais, 1750
WINNER!
Rich or royal people are salon worthy!
The Tiberian Island in Rome, Vanvitelli 1685
Which is Salon worthy?
Water-Lily Pond, Claude Monet 1899
Old Man, Georges de La Tour, c.1618-19
The Tears of St. Peter, Georges de La Tour, 1646
Which is Salon worthy?
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