Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight
1894 · Oil on canvas · 100 × 66 cm
Haystacks (End of Summer)
1891 · Oil on canvas · 60 × 100 cm
Woman with a Parasol
1875 · Oil on canvas · 100 × 81 cm
Water Lilies
1906 · Oil on canvas · 90 × 93 cm
Impression, Sunrise
1872 · Oil on canvas · 48 × 63 cm
Claude Monet (1840–1926) was a French painter and the leading figure of the Impressionist movement. His painting Impression, Sunrise (1872) gave the entire movement its name. He is celebrated for revolutionizing painting by capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere in outdoor scenes.
His most iconic works include the Water Lilies series (approximately 250 paintings), Impression, Sunrise (1872), Haystacks series (1890–1891), Rouen Cathedral series (1892–1894), and the Japanese Bridge paintings. The Water Lilies are displayed at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris.
Impressionism is an art movement focused on capturing light, color, and momentary effects rather than precise detail. Monet pioneered the style by painting outdoors (en plein air) with visible brushstrokes and pure, unmixed colors. The term came from critics mocking his 1872 painting Impression, Sunrise.
Monet died on December 5, 1926, at the age of 86, from lung cancer at his home in Giverny, France. In his later years he also suffered from cataracts that significantly affected his vision, though he continued painting until near the end of his life.
Monet's large-scale Water Lilies murals are permanently displayed at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, installed according to Monet's own specifications. Other Water Lilies paintings are held in major museums worldwide, including MoMA in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery in London.
This page features public domain works by Claude Monet and is not managed by the artist.
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