Claude Monet was a representative Impressionist painter of 19th century France. Working outdoors, he was absorbed in capturing the light and colors of nature and depicting the ever-changing surfaces of water and landscapes. He left behind many masterpieces, including "Impression, Sunrise," from which the name "Impressionism" was derived.

Claude Monet Biography

• Born in Paris on November 14, 1840
• From the late 1850s, he studied under the landscape painter Boudin and learned plein air expression.
• Held the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, exhibiting "Impression, Sunrise"
• After 1883, he moved to Giverny and devoted himself to painting a series of "Water Lilies" in the garden of his home.
• In the 1890s, he produced a series of paintings including "Haystacks" and "Rouen Cathedral."
• Died at Giverny on December 5, 1926 (aged 86)

Representative works

• Impression, Sunrise (1872)
• The Gare Saint-Lazare (1877)
• Water Lilies series (1890s-1926)
• Haystacks series (1890-1891)
• Rouen Cathedral series (1892-1894)

Monet 's style of painting is characterized by bright colors and fine brushstrokes. Known as the painter of light , Monet would take his canvases outdoors to capture the expression of light in a moment. Rather than mixing paints on a palette, he placed paint directly on the canvas, achieving vivid color expression through visual mixing. In his signature series of "Water Lilies," he depicts the reflection of light on the water's surface, which changes with the time and season, with delicate brushstrokes and colors.

Monet was one of the most central Impressionist painters, and his techniques had a major influence on later artists. Even today, Monet 's works are loved around the world and continue to inspire many people.