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 Claude Monet

Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris. He was a famous French painter and a founder of French impressionist painting. His family moved to Le Havre when he was five years old. He met a artist called Eugene Boudin who taught and encourage him to paint. He got lots of inspiration from visiting Musée du Louvre and started to paint what he saw through a window. Monet went to Swiss Academy to learn painting in 1859. He made lots of friends with famous artists. His first painting was summited to the official Salon called Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe (the Picnic) in 1865. He demonstrated Impression: sunrise at the first impressionist exhibition in the studio of Nadar. Monet settled in Giverny and stayed there for 43 years. He painted the series of Meules and of Peupliers. In 1900s, his wife and son were dead then he painted The Water Lilies for remembering them. Monet suffered for the lung cancer and died on November 5,1926.

             Claude Monet has over 400 artworks. His painting is popular these days since modern artists imitate his painting styles. His paintings are impressive because many people look at his artworks they can get the feeling that Monet wants to show. His best artwork is The Water Lilies because the artwork is very big and Monet put lots of effort on this work. He painted a series of The Water Lilies and they can be combined in a big piece of artwork. Also there are many artworks are popular too such as Le Genouillere, Le Bassin Aux Nympheas and San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk.

Les Nymphéas (The Water Lilies)

People know Claude Monet because of this painting. This painting expresses a feeling of calm. The viewers see this artwork feel comfortable and feel like they are in that area and see the pond. Monet focused on a small area of the pond and didn’t stand out any details since he did not use the bright color to point out the main part of the artwork. This pond is his house’s garden in Giverny, which represents his later life, is like the pond peace and calm.

Impression sunrise

Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise has been celebrated as the quintessential symbol of the Impressionist Movement. He composed the majority of the painting blue and violet, but the reflection of the sun on the water is painted in orange. The ships in the background act as a structuring element and create linear structures. Sunrise is the reproduction of the impression and its resulting mood. Monet traveled to a lot place so he painted what he saw. I like this painting because he focused on the shadow in the water. Also the sun’s flection is the most successful par of his painting since the color of the sun is bright and attractive.

Cliff Walk at Pourville

Claude Monet painted Cliff Walk at Pourville in 1882. This painting gives a meaning of life should go on and just move on, everything will be fine don’t be upset. I like this painting because he painted with light color like blue, white and green. Monet was good at painting the nature and it looks like a real picture with some effects on the Photoshop. This painting’s feeling is peace and calm and I like this style of painting.

I choose Claude Monet because I like The Water Lilies. I know this artwork when I go to the art gallery. Claude Monet’s painting style is impressionist and all his artworks give me the feeling is comfortable. I like his artworks are all about nature. I like his painting skills since he used lots of soft color to paint the artwork. His artworks are amazing because they are like the real pictures that I can search on the Internet.