Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a pioneering Impressionist painter known for his dedication to capturing visual sensations and painting en plein air. His work evolved over time, eventually influencing the Abstract Expressionist movement, and despite deteriorating eyesight later in life, he continued to paint memorable pieces such as 'Water Lilies' and 'Japanese Bridge.' Monet's legacy includes a vast body of work characterized by changing light, seasons, and his famous garden scenes.

1. Claude Monet
The Impressionist Painter
First created 2 Aug 2021. Version 4.0 - 9 Oct 2022. Daperro. London.
Rue Saint-Denis in Paris, Fete du 30 Juin 1878 (Detail).

2. Monet (1840-1926)
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
was the leading member of
the Impressionist group
and the one who longest
practised the principles of
absolute fidelity to the
visual sensation and
painting directly from the
object, if necessary out of
door.

3. Cezanne is said to have described him as ’only one eye, but my God what an eye!’.
Monet is also the one who took impressionism into new contradictory way to become, in
the 1940s, a major influence on Abstract Expressionism.
St Adresse 1867.
‘Pyramids’ 1886.
Japanese Bridge 1922.
Changing Style

4. Seine at Honfleur 1865
Monet painted this painting at the age of 25. He also began to paint large scale works,
like Le dejeuner sur L’herbe and Women in Garden.

5. La Charrette 1867

6. River, Bennecourt 1868

7. Magpie 1868
Monet painted several snow scenes. He returned later to the same theme again.

8. Genovillere 1869
This painting is pointing to the future development of Monet’s style.

9. Genovillere 1869. Painting technique

10. Beach at Trouville 1870
As railways allowed easier access to beaches, Monet started to paint beach scenes. Monet married
Camille in 1870 just before the Franco-Prussian War.

11. Hotel Roches Noires 1870

12. Westminster Bridge 1871
Monet visited London several times in his life.

13. Railway Bridge, Argenteuil 1873

14. Poppy Argenteuil. 1873

15. Impression. Sun Rising. 1873
It was the title of this painting that gave the new art movement its name the Impressionism.

16. Snow at Argenteuil. 1875

17. Lady with a Parasol (detail) 1875

18. La Japonaise 1876
‘The Lady with a Parasol’ and ‘La Japonaise’
was modelled by his wife.

19. Normandy Train. 1877

20. Turkey. 1877

21. Pear and Grape 1880
It was this time Monet began to move away from Impressionism.

22. Stormy Sea 1881

23. Monsieur Paul 1882
(Guillaume)
Monet painted some portraits,
mostly self-portraits. The
portraits here were for two
professional men – A chef and a
fisherman.
Fisherman Poly 1886

24. Pourville 1882
1883 Monet began to live in Giverny, where he purchased a house. Monet married again after the death of his first wife.

25. Wheatfield 1882

26. Rocks at Low Tide 1882

27. Etretat Beach 1882

28. The Cliff at Etretat, Sunrise. 1883

29. Menton from Cape Martin. 1884

30. Poppy in a Valley nr Giverny. 1885

31. Villas Bordighera. 1885

32. The Road in Giverny. Winter. 1885

33. Pyramids at Port Coton. 1886

34. Woods at Giverny. 1887

35. Antibes. 1888

36. Poppy Field 1890

37. Haystacks, Late Summer 1891

38. Rouen Cathedral 1893-91
Monet painted changing
light and the passing of
seasons.

39. Poplars. Epte 1891

40. House of Parliament 1899
Once again Monet
returned to London 3
times. He painted 41
paintings of London.

41. Waterloo Bridge 1900

42. Japanese Bridge and Lily Pond 1900
Monet painted his Lily Pond and the Japanese Bridge in his garden several times
under different occasions. Monet painted this paintings at the age of 60.

43. Artist’s Garden Path (Detail). 1901-02
Path in the Artist’s Garden. 1901-02. 89x92 cm. Osterreichische. Vienna. OsterVien Montas 77

44. Evening in Venice 1908

45. Palazzo Dario. Venice (Detail). 1908
Monet eyesight began to deteriorate from 1908.

46. Waterlilies 1916
“Around 1908 when he was in
his late 60s, Monet began
having trouble with his vision.
Diagnosed with cataracts in
1912, he later described his
inability to see the full color
spectrum: "Reds appeared
muddy to me, pinks insipid,
and the intermediate or lower
tones escaped me." Suzanna
Raga.

47. Monet became legally blind in 1922, but continued to paint, memorizing different colors on his palette.
Japanese Bridge 1922

48. The
End
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49. 18C & 19C French Paintings