Claude Monet

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Claude Monet
Merely painting Impressions
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Pleine Aire Painting paintings done quickly
outdoors A true Impressionist Painted the
immediate effects of color and light. This
painting was shown in the Salon of 1877 where a
critic had said This is merely an impression.

Impression, Sunrise, 1872 Oil on canvas
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Monet was interested in portraying the effects of
light. Creates his paintings through a system of
short dabs of color Plein Aire
Painting Captures a time of day and so the
paintings must be done quickly
Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking
Through the Fog 1904, Oil on canvas
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Plein Aire Light and Color as the
subject Captures a time of day Short Brush
strokes Movement away from painting realistic
images Realization of paint as an opaque and
textured medium.
Houses of Parliament, 1904
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Plein Aire Light and Color as the
subject Captures a time of day Short Brush
strokes Movement away from painting realistic
images Realization of paint as an opaque and
textured medium.
Houses of Parliament, 1905
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
One of the most famous series of paintings in all
the world He painted this cathedral at different
times of day. Morning, Midday, and Evening. The
subject here is the Effects of Light on the
façade of the cathedral rather than the cathedral
itself
Rouen Cathedral (West Portal, Dull Weather,
1894) painted 1892 Oil on canvas
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
One of the most famous series of paintings in all
the world He painted this cathedral at different
times of day. Morning, Midday, and Evening. The
subject here is the Effects of Light on the
façade of the cathedral rather than the cathedral
itself
Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in Blue and
Gold dated 1894, painted 1893 Oil on canvas
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Haystacks at Chailly, 1865, Oil
Monets Haystacks are equally famous to his
series of the Rouen Cathedral.
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
This painting captures the beauty of the light
of the day Also captures the pollution of the
ships in the distance The painting acts as a
snapshot capturing a specific time and place.
Garden at Sainte Addresse, 1867, Oil
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Plein Aire Light and Color as the subject Avant
Guarde Short Brush strokes Movement away from
painting realistic images Realization of paint
as an opaque and textured medium.
Bathing at LaGrenouillere, Oil
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
The Regatta at Argentueil
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Highway Bridge at Argentueil
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Water Lilies (the clouds)
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
One of the many paintings from the water lilies
series Almost becoming abstract Beautiful color
and immense size. These paintings later became
the trademark of Monet
Water Lilies, 1906
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Claude Monet
Impressionism
Painted only two years before his death. Painted
when his eyesight was poor. Showing the
influence of the Japanese culture. Almost purely
abstract
Japanese Bridge, 1924