Two paintings from a series ofThe Houses of Parliament, London
1900–01Major Work
Art Institute of Chicago
Impressionism
Claude
Monet
1840 – 1926French
Founder of French Impressionism, devoted to capturing light and atmosphere in plein-air landscapes.
Selected Works
- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1926
- Nationality
- French
- Movement
- Impressionism
Selected Masterworks
Definitive works that define this master's artistic legacy.
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Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son
1875Major Work
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son is an oil-on-canvas painting by Claude Monet from 1875. The Impressionist work depicts his wife Camille Monet and their son Jean Monet in the period from 1871 to 1877 while they were living in Argenteuil, capturing a moment on a stroll on a windy summer's day.
Impression, Sunrise
Major Work
Impression, Sunrise (French: Impression, soleil levant) is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet first shown at what would become known as the "Exhibition of the Impressionists" in Paris in April, 1874. The painting is credited with inspiring the name of the Impressionist movement.
Water Lilies series
Major Work
Water Lilies (French: Nymphéas [nɛ̃.fe.a]) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during the last 31 years of his life. Many of the works were painted while Monet suffered from cataracts.
Haystacks series
Major Work
Haystacks is the common English title for a series of impressionist paintings by Claude Monet. The principal subject of each painting in the series is stacks of harvested wheat (or possibly barley or oats: the original French title, Les Meules à Giverny, simply means The Stacks at Giverny, obviously concerning stacks of straw).
Rouen Cathedral series
Major Work
The Rouen Cathedral series was painted in the 1890s by French impressionist Claude Monet. The paintings in the series each capture the façade of Rouen Cathedral at different times of the day and year and reflect changes in its appearance under different lighting conditions.
Poplars series
Major Work
The Poplars (French: Les Peupliers, pronounced [le pœplije]) series paintings were made by Claude Monet in the summer and fall of 1891. The trees were in a marsh along the banks of the Epte River a few kilometers upstream from Monet's home and studio. To reach his floating painting studio that was moored in place he went by small boat up the nearby waterway to where it joined the mainstream. The trees were along the riverside in single file, following along an S-curve. There were three groups of
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