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Merci = Thank you (mehr-see) Bonjour = Hello (bohn-jur) Merci = Thank you (mehr-see) Today’s artist comes from France! So let’s learn how to say “hello” and “thank you” in French! To say “hello” in French say: Bonjour (bohn-jur)! Great! To Say “thank you” in French say “Merci!” (mehr-see) © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018

Claude Monet November 14, 1840 France Let’s say bonjour to Claude! “(Bonjour Claude!) This is young Claude Monet. He was born in France on November 14th, 1840. His dad owned a market, and his mom was a dancer. His dad really wanted Claude to take over the family business, but Claude had different dreams. He wanted to be an artist. © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018

Claude Monet When he got a little older he went to a school for artists, and there he learned how to draw and paint. He was on his way to being a painter. Back in that time, painters only painted things about religion or portraits of famous people! So, this is what Claude thought he would be doing when he finished school. However, something happened that would affect Claude’s plans. © Inspyr Arts ED LLC 2018

Claude Monet Do you know what happened when Claude got older? A new invention came out that would change the way people used artists. The invention was the camera! Before the camera, people needed artists to paint pictures of them, like a photograph but painted. But since the camera was invented, there was no need for artists to make portraits! The other thing that happened to Claude was he wanted to be part of a very fancy gallery called “The Salon.” They didn’t like his art, but instead of getting mad or sad and giving up on his dream, he decided to make his own gallery called “The Salon de Refuse” (ref-yu-say). This was a place where art of all kinds were recognized. Claude started a new kind of art, called Impressionism. © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018

The Houses of Parliament (1903) Impressionists were not interested in making things look perfect and clean. They wanted to capture the time of day and the lights and shadow. They painted outdoors, which was called it “plein air” painting. Here is Claude’s painting called “The Houses of Parliament, Sunset.” Raise your hand if you think it was a clear day? Raise your hand if it was a foggy day? It was a foggy day! What makes it look like foggy day? Yes, the colors aren’t as bright and they melt into each other. Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_(Monet_series)#/media/File:Claude_Monet_-_The_Houses_of_Parliament,_Sunset.jpg © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018 The Houses of Parliament (1903)

San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk (1912) Here is another plein air painting called “San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk”. Raise your hand if you you think it was a clear day? Raise your hand if you think it was or a cloudy day? it was a clear day! You can tell because the colors are bright and vibrant! Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Giorgio_Maggiore_at_Dusk © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018 San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk (1912)

Wheatstacks (End of Summer) (1891) Our next painting is from his Haystacks series. Claude spent a whole year painting the haystacks at his neighbor’s forms, at different times of day, during different types of weather. Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_(Monet_series)#/media/File:Wheatstacks_(End_of_Summer),_1890-91_(190_Kb);_Oil_on_canvas,_60_x_100_cm_(23_5-8_x_39_3-8_in),_The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018 Wheatstacks (End of Summer) (1891)

Monet (which is what Claude became knows as) was getting more and more popular. No one had ever seen paintings like his before! His most famous series are called the “Water Lilies”. Since he painted a lot of his paintings outdoors, he was inspired by the colors that the water and waterlilies around where he lived. Here is one of those paintings. Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Lilies_(Monet_series) © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018 Water Lilies (1916)

This painting called “Water Lilies” (painted in 1898) was known as one of Monet’s masterpieces. He would paint thousands of paintings throughout his lifetime. From waterlilies, to people having picnics, and even people working. Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Lilies_(Monet_series) © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018 Water Lilies (1898)

Lastly, here’s a picture of Monet Lastly, here’s a picture of Monet! He passed away in 1926 at the age of 86! His legacy is one of change and acceptance of new ways of looking at art and the world around us. Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet#/media/File:Claude_Monet_1899_Nadar_crop.jpg © inspyr arts ED LLC 2018

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