November Birthdays 2

14/11/2013 11:09

In 1840 the 14th of November was an important day: Claude Monet was born. He was the father of Impressionism - the movement was named after one of his paintings. Here you can see an artist file by B. E. (7/a) .

 

Claude Monet

(Source: https://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-monet/in-the-norvegienne-boat-at-giverny)

Birth name: Oscar-Claude Monet

Born: 14 November 1840

            Paris, France

Died: 5 December 1926

            Giverny, France

Nationality: French

(Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monet_-_Impression,_Sunrise.jpg)

Works

-          Impression, Sunrise

-          Rouen Cathedral series

-          London Parliament series

-          Haystacks

-          Poplars                                   

     

Picture credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouen_Cathedral_(Monet_series)

 

Early paintings:

-          Springtime (1872)

-          Argenteuil (1875)

 

Later Paintings:

-          Bridge over a pound of water lilies (1899)

-          Water lilies (1906)                                           

    

(Images: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/29.100.113/; https://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-monet/water-lilies-1907-1)