Monet was born on Nov. 14, 1840 in Paris, France and started showing an appreciation for art at an early age. When he was nineteen Monet decided that he wanted to attend art school and soon after that he entered the studio of Charles Glegre. While he was there he met and worked with other respectable artists such as Frederic Bazille, Auguset Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.

Monet began working outside with the invention of portable tubes of oil paint in the 1840's. Soon he began presenting his pictures of the outdoors sunlight with a direct sketch-like application of bright color. Many felt that would cut off any possibilities of him ever becoming a successful painter. Many of Monet's paintings from this time are extremely loosely structured and the colors see

As the years progressed so did Monet's technique. By the mid-1880's he had achieved much recognition and he was also, finally, financially secure. At the fourth

reworking had been attempted. This type of art seemed to suggest that the artist had captured the spontaneous impression of nature. This along with the fact that one of Monet's first paintings was entitled Impression: Sunrise, the press began to label Monet and his colleagues the impressionists.

By 1890 Monet was finally able to purchase the house he had been renting for seven years and there he created a lily pond which included a Japanese bridge and was overhung with clumps of bamboo and willows. From this pond he began painting some of his most famous works. Although Monet's eyesight was growing worse he still continued working on his water lily series and at the same time some of his other series works such as the haystacks, poplars, Rouen Cathedral, and the Seine Ri

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