CLAUDE MONET

Early Life

• Born Nov. 14, 1840 in Paris, France
• Did not like being in a classroom
• Developed live of drawing at an early stage
• Unlike his father, his mother supported him

EARLY ART BEGINNINGS

• Moved to Paris to study art in 1859
• Influenced by landscape artist, Johann Jongking
• Accepted to art show in Paris
• Still struggled financially, even with critical praise

STRUGGLES

• Struggled with depression and financial instability
• Suicide attempt in 1868
• Destroyed an estimated 500 of his own works
• At times filled with self-doubt
• Despite this and being almost blind, he painted beautiful works.

Untitled Slide

• Gained financial success during the 1880's
• Painted "Water Lilies" series
• Fascinated with effects of light
• Also painted buildings during different times of day.

NOTABLE WORKS

• Impression, Sunrise
• San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk
• Water Lilies series
• Garden at Saint-Adresse
• Snow at Argenteuil

DEATH

• Died Dec. 5, 1926 in Giverny
• Suffered from lung cancer
• Insisted his funeral be simple & private

WORK TODAY

• Monet's paintings are highly priced today
• "Le Bassin aux nympheas" was sold for $71 million
• "Effects of Sun in the Fog" was sold for $20.1 million
• Even if many years have passed, his work still lives on.