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“ I do what I can to express what I feel in the presence of nature. ” Claude Monet.

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Page 1: “ I do what I can to express what I feel in the presence of nature. ” Claude Monet.

“I do what I can to express what I feel in the presence of nature.”

Claude Monet

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• Born in Paris, France in 1840

• Is now one of the most famous artists of all time

• Impressionist painter

Claude Monet

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Impressionist Style

• Soft edges

• Bright colors dabbed side by side

• Short, choppy brushstrokes

• Highly textured surface

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Regatta at Argenteuil, 1872

• Painted the people & places he knew best

• Common Subjects:– Seascapes– Landscapes– Flowers– Portraits

Subject Matter

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Poppies at Argenteuil, 1873

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Woman with a Parasol

1875

Camille Monet and her son Jean

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Painted the same subject in different weather, seasons, and times of the day

Monet saw that the colors of a scene changed as the light and

weather changed

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Rouen Cathedral at Midday,

1894

Rouen Cathedral in the Evening,

1894

Rouen Cathedral Morning Sun,

1893

Color constantly changes according to the sun’s position

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• Monet created a beautiful garden in Giverny– Bamboo, Irises, Roses, Water Lilies, and Wisteria

• After 1911, the garden became his sole subject

Giverny

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As Monet grew older, his style began to change due to his failing eyesight

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The Japanese Footbridge at Giverny

1900 1923

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– Painted hundreds of water lilies from 1900-26– Water lilies became hazier as his cataracts

worsened– Eventually the water lilies, water, and

reflections melted together into a hazy mist of swirling color

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