[2015] Stephen Cooney (6th Grade 15-16): Claude Monet

Important People

World of My Artist

Important Events

Works Cited

Style of Art

ClaudeMonet

"Regattas at Argenteuil"

Poppies in Argenteuil

"Red Boats"

"Spring Time"

"Girl with a Red Hat"

"Three Fishing Boats"

Claude Monet was a French Impressionist.The impressionist style of painting is characterized chiefly by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene or object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.

Eugene Boudin, Johan Barthold Jongkind, Alfred Sisley, Auguste Renoir, Frederic Bazille

Claude Monet painted because Eugene Boudin, a local landscape artist, Monet explored his art and started painting.

In 1866, Claude Monet showed his work of Camille at the Salon Art Show, known as The Woman in the Green Dress. This painting won him many awards.In 1874, He displayed his Impression Sunrise work and it was known as his most important piece of art. After, he started making more money for his artwork.

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