Claude Monet
Oscar Claude Monet (/moʊˈneɪ/; French: ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) wis a foonder o French Impressionist pentin, an the maist consistent an proleefic practeetioner o the muivement's filosofie o expressin ane's perceptions afore naitur, especially as applee'd tae plein-air laundscape pentin.
The term "Impressionism" is derived frae the teetle o his pentin Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise), that wis exhibitit in 1874 in the first o the independent exhibeetions moontit bi Monet an his associates as an alternative tae the Salon de Paris.
Claude Monet | |
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 Claude Monet, photo bi Nadar, 1899. | |
| Born | Oscar Claude Monet 14 November 1840 Paris, Fraunce |
| Dee'd | 5 December 1926 (aged 86) Giverny, Fraunce |
| Naitionality | French |
| Kent for | Penter |
| Notable wirk(s) | Impression, Sunrise Rouen Cathedral series Lunnon Pairlament series Water Lilies Haystacks Poplars |
| Muivement | Impressionism |
| Patron(s) | Gustave Caillebotte, Ernest Hoschedé, Georges Clemenceau |
Monet's ambeetion o documentin the French kintraside led him tae adopt a method o pentin the same scene mony times in order tae captur the chyngin o licht an the passin o the saisons. Frae 1883 Monet leeved in Giverny, whaur he purchased a hoose an property an began a vast laundscapin project that includit lily ponds that wad acome the subjects o his best-kent warks. In 1899 he begoud pentin the watter lilies, first in vertical views wi a Japanese brig as a central featur, an later in the series o lairge-scale pentins that wis tae occupy him conteenuously for the next 20 years o his life.
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