Claude MonetBy: Daniel Snyder

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Monet’sLife

Painting with Monet

Famous Works

Quiz

Monet’sLife

Monet Monet’s Family

The man Claude Monet• Claude Oscar Monet was born November 14th, 1840

in Paris• Up until the age of 23, all of Monet’s paintings were

done indoors. In 1858 he is greeted by Eugene Boudin who insists he paint “out of doors.”

• Five years later he discovers one of Manet’s paintings and begins painting “en plein air,” a French expression which means “in the open air.”

Monet: En Plein Air• In the year 1863, Monet started painting en plein

air. This was a big change because all of the artists of that time period spent their time in their studios drawing still life’s or models while en plein air was all about capturing natural light. This style of painting is what separated the Impressionists from other artists of their time.

Success and Tragedy • Two years after starting to paint en plein air, Monet

submits his paintings for the first time to the official Salon with great success. His paintings are embraced by other Impressionists rather quickly at this point.

• Despite the birth of his first son the year prior, in 1868 Claude Monet attempts suicide.

An Artist Without his Eyes• Monet continues on with his art regularly until the

year 1907 when his first eyesight problems occur.• By the time Monet is 83 he is nearly blind and has a

surgery done on his eyes. The surgery only slightly improves his sight.

Monet’s Death• On December 5th in the year 1926, Monet dies at the

age of 86 of lung cancer. His ceremony is held at Giverny.

Rough Starts• At the age of 17 Monet is forced to deal with the

death of his mother, Louise Monet

A Family of his Own• In 1867, Monet has his first son with Camille

Doncieux.• Three years later Monet marries Camille and his

family moves to the city of London to try to avoid the war.

• Monet’s second son, Michel Monet, is born seven years later in the year 1878.

Death in the Family• The year after Michel Monet’s birth, his mother

Camille dies.• Monet moves his family to Poissy in 1881.• After 11 years, Monet remarries, marrying a woman

named Alice.• Not long after their marriage, in the year 1911, Alice

dies as well. Monet does not remarry.• Jean Monet, Claude’s oldest son, dies in 1914.

In the Open Air

• Claude Monet painted using a style called en plein air, a French expression which literally means “in the open air.”

• During the mid-19th century, natural light became extremely important to Impressionism.

Broken Color

• Monet’s painting technique was of broken color.• Broken color is a technique that is supposed to

achieve the sensation of light itself in a painting.

Monet’s Paintings

• Claude Monet painted primarily with oil paints but also used pastels and was always known to have a sketchbook.

• Money used a limited range of colors, ridding his paintings of brown, earthy colors and, eventually, even black.

Monet’s Works

• The following pictures are several, though not nearly all, of Claude Monet's paintings. The paintings each have both the name of the painting and the year it was done in the picture as well.

Magpie 1868-69

Fishing Boats Leaving the Harbor, Le Havre - 1874

Saint-Lazare Station - 1877

The Floating Ice - 1880

Garden of Bordighera, Impression of Morning - 1884

Wheatstacks (End of Summer) – 1890-91

Poplars on the Epte - 1891

Roven Cathedral: Full Sunlight -

1894

Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog - 1904

Water Lilies 1906

QUIZ!!

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Question 1

When was Monet born? When did he die?

A. November 14th 1840, December 5th 1926 B. November 22nd 1842, July 7th 1919C. September 3rd 1848, October 28th 1927

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT - How old was Monet when he died?

CORRECT! Monet, born in Paris in 1840, died at the age of 86 in the year 1926.

Question 2

What does the French expression “en plein air” mean?

A. “In plain air”B. “In the open air”C. “Light in the air”

That answer was not correct. Please try again.HINT – What was a direct result of the impressionists painting in natural light?

CORRECT! The French expression “en plein air” means “in the open air.” This became more and more important as the impressionists

used increasing amounts of natural light in their paintings.

Question 3

What painting technique did Monet use?

A. Broken ColorB. Oil PaintingC. En Plein Air

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT – Is this a painting technique?

CORRECT! Monet used the style of broken color to portray his works.

Question 4

Which of these is NOT one of Monet’s works?

A. Poplars on the EpteB. MagpieC. Wheat Field with Reaper and Sun

That answer was incorrect. Please try again.

• CORRECT! Wheat Field with Reaper and Sun is an artwork by Vincent Van Gogh

Question 5

When did Monet first experience eye problems?

A. 1907B. 1878C. 1919

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT – Were Monet’s eye problems in the early

or latter stages of life?

CORRECT! Monet first began to experience eye problems in the early 1900’s before nearly

going blind a few years later

Question 6

How old was Monet when his mother died?

A. 15B. 17C. 19

That answer was incorrect. Please try again.

CORRECT! Monet was only 17 when his mother died.

Question 7

Who was Monet’s first wife? His second?

A. Alice, LeanneB. Leanne, CamilleC. Camille, Alice

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT – Monet married Camille Doncieux

CORRECT! Monet was married to Camille Doncieux before her death less than 10 years

later. He then marries Alice.

Question 8

What is broken color?

A. When colors in a painting give a shattered glass effect

B. Catching the sensation of natural light in a painting

C. Colors that are not properly mixed prior to painting

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT – What is the purpose of broken color?

CORRECT! This was actually a trick question as both A and B were correct. The purpose of

broken color is to catch the sensation of natural light, much as when it hits broken

glass.

Question 9

What medias did Monet use?

A. Oil paintsB. PastelsC. PencilD. All of the AboveE. A and B only

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT – Monet was known to always carry a

sketchbook

CORRECT! Monet used all of these forms of media in his artwork. Although he is known for his paintings, Monet was very skilled at

drawing and sketching as well.

Question 10

What major event happened in Monet’s life in 1865?

A. He married his first wife, Camille DoncieuxB. He submitted his first paintingsC. His first son, Jean Monet, dies

That answer was incorrect. Please try again. HINT – When was Monet born?

CORRECT! This was what helped start it all. A career of art made possible by one small step.

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