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Claude Monet. Claude Monet. Born Nov. 14, 1840, Died Dec . 5, 1926. French Painter. Initiator, leader, and founder of the Impressionist style. Impressionism. The term is derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant) .
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Claude Monet • Born Nov. 14, 1840, Died Dec. 5, 1926 • French Painter • Initiator, leader, and founder of the Impressionist style
Impressionism • The termis derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant). • May be the single most successful and identifiable "movement" ever
Giverny • On the ‘right bank’ of the river Sienne, 50 miles from Paris, France • Monet lived here from 1883 until his death in 1926 • He built a large garden where he painted many of his most famous paintings, including Water Lillies and Japanese Bridge Paintings Monet in his Garden, 1917
Giverny Water Lillies Water Lilly Pond, 1899
References Web Museum. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet www.giverny.com