Claude Monet was a famous French impressionist painter born in 1840 in Paris. He was one of the founders of the impressionist movement and was known for his plein air landscape paintings. Monet struggled financially during his lifetime but his works grew in popularity after his death in 1926. He spent his career dedicated to painting outdoor scenery and is still appreciated today for his contributions to impressionist art.

1. He was a French painter, and his
paintings are still appreciated by many
today.
Claude Monet

2. Early Life
 Born November
14, 1840 in
Paris, France.
 During
secondary
school he was
already selling
small Charcoal
caricatures for
15-20 francs.
 His mother died
in 1857, and so
he went to live

3.  June 1861 he
joined the First
Regiment of
African Light
Cavalry in Algeria
with a 7 year
contract
 After two years in
Africa he
contracted
Typhoid and was
removed from the
army by his
concerned aunt
on the condition
that he continue
with his studies in
art
As a Young Adult

4. Art Work
 Claude Monet was famous
for his “en plein air”
landscape paintings. “En
plein air” in French means
“In Plain air”.
 He was one of the founders
of the French Impressionistic
movement, and without him
the Impressionist art work
would have never developed
the way it did.
 He was influenced and
taught by famous French
artist Eugene Boudin
 Claude Monet became close
friends with many other
famous French impressionist
such as Edouard manet,
Camille Pissaro, and August

5. Art Work cont.
 In 1874 he joined in
creating an exhibition
with the incredible
French painters Edgar
Degas, Renoir,
Callmille Pissarro,
and Eouard Manet.
 Claude was allowed
to go to an art show
named “Salon” twice.
The second time he
went the painting he
had on display was a
portrait of his future

6. Interesting facts
 Claude was so passionate
about the perfection of his
work that it is estimated he
destroyed 500 of his own
paintings in fits of anger.
 He was also known for his
emotional instability by
going through many
phases of depression and
self-doubt.
 He was not successful
during his lifetime, and his
paintings’ lack of detail
were humorous according
to many critics.
 His works were critically
acclaimed and he lived his
entire life in financial
hardship
 It was not until much later

7. Later Life
 In June 1870 he
married Camille
Doncieux who posed for
many of his paintings.
 Camille died during her
pregnancy of their
second child
 Monet married again a
women named Alice in
1892
 He spent the rest of his
life painting scenes of
outdoor sceneries.
 Claude Monet died of
lung cancer on
December 5 in 1926

8. Resources
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cmon/hd_cmon.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/claude-monet-9411771
http://giverny.org/monet/biograph/
http://www.claudemonetgallery.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/