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Biography of Claude Monet
on November 14th 1840 in Paris Claude Oscar Monet the founder of impressionist art was born. On 1857 was the Death of his mother Louise.1858 Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin who encourages him to paint outdoors. 1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy.1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet. In 1861 monet joined an army for a seven year time in Algeria. 1863 Monet discovers Manet's painting and paints "en plein air" in the Fontainebleau forest. 1864 Monet stays in Honfleur with Boudin, Bazille, Jondkind. He also meets his first art lover: Gaudibert.1865 Monet's paintings are submitted for the first time to the official Salon. 1867 Birth of his first son Jean Monet while Claude Monet is in Sainte-Adresse. 1868 Monet tries to commit suicide. He receives a retirement support from Mr Gaudibert. He paints in Fecamp and Etretat.1869 Monet settles in the village of Saint-Michel near Bougival where he paints in company of Renoir.1870 Monet marries Camille, Courbet is his witness. They take shelter in London when the war begins.1871 Monet meets Durand-Ruel in London with Pissaro and Daubigny. death of his father. Monet settles at Argenteuil after visiting the Netherlands. 1873 Monet meets Caillebotte.1874Monet exhibits "Impression : sunrise" at the first Impressionist exhibition in the studio of Nadar.1876Monet meets Ernest and Alice Hoschedé.1877 ruin of Ernest Hoschedé. Monet paints the Saint-Lazare train station. 1916 The artist decides to build a large studio of 23 m x 12m at Giverny. 1916 – 1926 Claude Monet works on twelve large canvases, The Water Lilies. Following the signing of the Armistice, Monet offers to donate them to France.1923 Monet is nearly blind. He has an operation from the cataract in one eye. His sight improves. 1926 In February Monet is still painting. But he suffers from lung cancer. He dies on December 5th. He is buried in a simple ceremony at Giverny. His friend Georges Clémenceau attends the ceremony.
on November 14th 1840 in Paris Claude Oscar Monet the founder of impressionist art was born. On 1857 was the Death of his mother Louise.1858 Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin who encourages him to paint outdoors. 1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy.1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet. In 1861 monet joined an army for a seven year time in Algeria. 1863 Monet discovers Manet's painting and paints "en plein air" in the Fontainebleau forest. 1864 Monet stays in Honfleur with Boudin, Bazille, Jondkind. He also meets his first art lover: Gaudibert.1865 Monet's paintings are submitted for the first time to the official Salon. 1867 Birth of his first son Jean Monet while Claude Monet is in Sainte-Adresse. 1868 Monet tries to commit suicide. He receives a retirement support from Mr Gaudibert. He paints in Fecamp and Etretat.1869 Monet settles in the village of Saint-Michel near Bougival where he paints in company of Renoir.1870 Monet marries Camille, Courbet is his witness. They take shelter in London when the war begins.1871 Monet meets Durand-Ruel in London with Pissaro and Daubigny. death of his father. Monet settles at Argenteuil after visiting the Netherlands. 1873 Monet meets Caillebotte.1874Monet exhibits "Impression : sunrise" at the first Impressionist exhibition in the studio of Nadar.1876Monet meets Ernest and Alice Hoschedé.1877 ruin of Ernest Hoschedé. Monet paints the Saint-Lazare train station. 1916 The artist decides to build a large studio of 23 m x 12m at Giverny. 1916 – 1926 Claude Monet works on twelve large canvases, The Water Lilies. Following the signing of the Armistice, Monet offers to donate them to France.1923 Monet is nearly blind. He has an operation from the cataract in one eye. His sight improves. 1926 In February Monet is still painting. But he suffers from lung cancer. He dies on December 5th. He is buried in a simple ceremony at Giverny. His friend Georges Clémenceau attends the ceremony.