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Claude Monet

Claude Monet. Impressionism is not a movement; it is a philosophy of life. Max Libermann. Who is Claude Monet?. The leader of a group of French artists called the Impressionists , which included many famous painters such as Camille Pissarro and Pierre Renoir.

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Claude Monet

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  1. Claude Monet Impressionism is not a movement; it is a philosophy of life. Max Libermann

  2. Who is Claude Monet? • The leader of a group of French artists called the Impressionists, which included many famous painters such as Camille Pissarro and Pierre Renoir. • Born: November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. • His early art teacher was Eugene Boudin, who encouraged Monet to work out of doors. • Painted simple landscapes and scenes of contemporary middle-class society. • First Impressionists exhibition are extremely loosely structured, and the color was applied in strong, distinct strokes. • Death: December 5, 1926 at Giverny.

  3. What is Impressionism? • Definition: 19th century art movement that developed first in France. • Style: visible brush strokes, open composition, and emphasis on light in its changing qualities.

  4. Fun Facts • Monet was more interested in how something looked when the sunlight was on it. • Monet almost never left Europe and never visited to Japan. But, he surrounded himself with Japanese woodblock prints. • Monet liked to paint about nature, boats, oceans, lakes, and ponds. • Monet started out doing caricatures. • The Impressionist movement was named after one of his paintings, Impression: Sunrise. • Monet continued to paint even though his eyesight failed.

  5. Quotes from Claude Monet • No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition. • People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.

  6. Quotes from Claude Monet (cont.) I know that to paint the sea really well, you need to look at it every hour of every day in the same place so that you can understand its way in that particular spot and that is why I am working on the same motifs over and over again, four or six times even.

  7. San Giorgio Maggiore at Twilight (at Dusk) • Monet painted this piece during trip to Venice in 1908. • One of the most popular and the best known of his art works. • It is located in National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. • Monet wrote to the art seller, Gaston Bernheim: "Although I am enthusiastic about Venice, and though I've started a few canvases, I'm afraid I will only bring back beginnings that will be nothing else but souvenirs for me.“ (October 25)

  8. Review Question #1 Who was Claude Monet’s early art teacher who encourage him to work out of doors? • Eugene Boudin • Camille Pissarro • Pierre Renoir • Max Libermann

  9. Incorrect! Sorry, that is wrong answer.=( Try again!

  10. Yes, that is correct answer! =) Eugene Boudinwas Claude Monet’s early art teacher who encourage him to work out of doors. Go to next side

  11. Review Question #2 What is the style of Impressionism? • Close composition • Emphasis on dark in its changing qualities. • Visible brush strokes • Dull colors

  12. Incorrect! Sorry, that is wrong answer.=( Try again!

  13. Yes, that is correct answer! =) The style of Impressionism is visible brush strokes. Go to next side

  14. References • Vogel, M. (2006). Claude Monet in Venice. (Last visited: 2/18/2008). http://www.intermonet.com/venice/ • Chew, R. (1995). Claude MonetImpressionist Painter. (Last visited: 2/18/2008). http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/monet.html • Boddy-Evans, M. Quotes from Claude Monet. (Last visited: 2/18/2008).http://painting.about.com/library/biographies/blartistquotesmonet.htm

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