Portrait of Claude Monet

Claude Monet Giclée Fine Art Prints 15 of 32

1840-1926

French Impressionist Painter

Oscar-Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. He was the second son of Claude-Adolphe Monet, a grocer, and Louise-Justine Aubrée, a singer. In 1845, the family moved to Le Havre, a port town in Normandy, where Monet's father opened a grocery and ship-chandlery business.

Monet showed an early talent for drawing and began taking lessons from local artist Eugène Boudin, who introduced him to plein air (outdoor) painting. In 1859, Monet moved to Paris to study art at the Académie Suisse, where he met fellow artists Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne.

In 1861, Monet was conscripted into the French army and served in Algeria for two years. After falling ill, he returned to France and resumed his art studies, attending the studio of Charles Gleyre in Paris. There, he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille, who would become key figures in the Impressionist movement.

Monet's early work was influenced by the Barbizon school, which focused on natural landscapes. However, he soon began to experiment with capturing the effects of light and atmosphere in his paintings. In 1866, Monet's painting "Camille" or "The Woman in the Green Dress" (La femme à la robe verte) featuring his future wife, Camille Doncieux, gained recognition at the Paris Salon.

In 1870, Monet married Camille, and the couple had two sons, Jean and Michel. The family faced financial difficulties, and Monet struggled to sell his paintings. In 1874, Monet and his fellow artists, including Renoir, Pissarro, and Edgar Degas, organized their own exhibition, which became known as the first Impressionist Exhibition. Monet's painting "Impression, Sunrise" (Impression, soleil levant) was displayed at the exhibition and inspired the name of the Impressionist movement.

Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Monet continued to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions and developed his signature style, characterized by loose brushstrokes, vibrant colors, and a focus on the changing effects of light. He painted numerous series of works, including haystacks, poplars, and the Rouen Cathedral, capturing the same subject at different times of day and in various weather conditions.

In 1890, Monet purchased a property in Giverny, a small village in Normandy. He designed and cultivated an extensive garden, which became the subject of many of his later paintings, including the famous Water Lilies series. Monet's work during this period became increasingly abstract, as he focused on the interplay of light, color, and reflection in his garden's pond.

Monet's wife, Camille, died in 1879, and he later married Alice Hoschedé, the wife of a former patron. Monet continued to paint and travel, visiting London, Venice, and Norway, among other places. In his later years, he suffered from cataracts, which affected his vision and the colors in his paintings.

Claude Monet died on December 5, 1926, in Giverny, at the age of 86. He is buried in the Giverny church cemetery. Today, Monet is considered one of the most important and influential artists of the Impressionist movement, and his work continues to be celebrated and admired worldwide.

764 Claude Monet Artworks

Page 15 of 32
The Hotel des Roches Noires at Trouville, 1870 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$52.05
SKU: 10581-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:81 x 58.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

Boulevard de Pontoise at Argenteuil, Snow Effect, 1875 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$55.92
SKU: 2502-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:60.2 x 81.2 cm
Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland

Fruit Pickers, 1879 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$51.85
SKU: 10900-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Tulip Fields with the Rijnsburg Windmill, 1886 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$72.55
SKU: 10615-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.5 x 81.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

The Seine at Petit-Gennevilliers, 1872 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 10916-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:48 x 63.2 cm
Private Collection

Waterlilies, 1905 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 2305-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:81.9 x 101 cm
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

The Japanese Bridge, Pond with Water Lilies, 1900 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$72.99
SKU: 10885-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:89.5 x 92.5 cm
Private Collection

Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset), 1891 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$52.75
SKU: 10777-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:64.9 x 92.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Charing Cross Bridge, Reflections on the Thames, c.1901/04 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 2328-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:66.1 x 101 cm
Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, USA

The Basket of Grapes, 1884 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 10832-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun), 1891 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$53.85
SKU: 10704-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.4 x 92.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Waterloo Bridge, Hazy Sunshine, 1903 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 10805-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.1 x 100.7 cm
Private Collection

Hyde Park, n.d. by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 10825-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Water Lilies (Nympheas), c.1915/26 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 18644-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:197.9 x 596.6 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA

The Quai du Louvre, c.1866/67 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$87.83
SKU: 2460-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65 x 93 cm
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands

Charing Cross Bridge: Fog, 1902 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$51.21
SKU: 10740-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:73 x 92 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Church at Vernon, 1894 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 10792-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:65.7 x 92.7 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Thames at London, 1871 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 11175-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:48.5 x 74.5 cm
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

The Church and the Seine at Vetheuil, 1881 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$53.12
SKU: 10879-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:58.5 x 72.5 cm
Private Collection

The House among the Roses, 1919 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$75.00
SKU: 11136-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:92 x 73 cm
Private Collection

Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen, c.1872/73 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 11030-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:37.7 x 46 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

The Parc Monceau, 1878 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$55.64
SKU: 2506-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:72.7 x 54.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Water Lilies (Nympheas), 1908 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 2306-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:90 x 90 cm
Musee Municipal Alphonse-Georges Poulain, Vernon, France

The Oak at Bas-Breau, Le Bodmer, 1865 by Claude Monet | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$55.85
SKU: 11123-MCL
Claude Monet
Original Size:54.4 x 41 cm
Private Collection

Top