Claude Monet



"The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration."

Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the term “Impressionism” is derived from the title of his painting Impression, “Soleil Levant” or “Impression, Sunrise,” which was exhibited in 1874.

Monet adopted a method of painting in which he painted the same scene many times to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.

Relevant work





impression-sunrise

"Impression - Sunrise" (1872)

the-surrender-of-breda

"Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond" (1920)

the-triumph

"Camille Monet on a Garden Bench" (1847-1879)

venus-at-her-mirror

"Garden at Sainte-Adresse" (1867)