Name : Anwaar Khamdan Mrs Timm English 12 C 1 March 2012 Claude Monet Name : Anwaar Khamdan Mrs Timm English 12 C 1 March 2012

Introduction Quote Statement Subject Matter Thesis Statement “Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” – Claude Monet Monet was an artist who was obsessed with painting. In the quote he showed his passion towards art where it brings him joy and happiness. His art collection is very fascinating therefore knowing more about him would be thrilling. Doing a research about him would make us know more about his life, education, career, and some of the awards he got. This makes it a very interesting topic Site : www.brainyquote.com

Personal Information Real Name Place of Birth Family Basics Claude Monet’s real name was Oscar Claude Monet. His nationality was French. He was born on 14th of November, 1840 at Paris, France. His father, Claude Adolph, was a grocery store owner. Since Monet was the younger of two sons his father always hoped that he would continue in the same family grocery store for his career to finish their business. But Monet had other dreams since he always had the passion for art and hoped to get his career as an artist. His mother, Louise-Justine Aubree, was a singer. His mother background had a great impression on was musical and her singing had been part of the background of Monet's childhood. Sites : www.facts-about.org.uk www.artquotes.net

Education Schools he studied in His impression about schools At the age of eleven, on 1 April 1851 Monet began his studies at the Le Havre school “college communal” which provided a classical education for the arts. The school was on Rue de la Maillereaye, next to Claude’s house. He was not interested in the school since he said “I was naturally undisciplined. The school always felt like a prison, I could never resign myself to living there, even four hours a day." In 1857, Monet’s mother passed away and he left school to live with his aunt. He began selling charcoal paintings to locals in the area. Site: www.monetalia.com

Marriage Camille Doncieux Alice Hoschede Claude Monet had two wives in his life. One was Camille Doncieux and the second was Alice Hoschede. In 1870, Camille Doncieux and Claude Monet married and they had two sons. Courbet was Monet's best man. Soon after the wedding, the Franco-Prussian War started and they left France and took refuge in England, London. Camille fell ill in 1876 and never fully recovered. Although she eventually gave birth to their second son, Michel, Camille's body was weak and she passed away on September 5, 1879 from tuberculosis. Monet painted Camille Monet, on her death bed. Camille's death was very difficult on Monet and he became very sad for several months. He was remarried in 1911 to Alice where she already had six children by her first husband. Site: www.notablebiographies.com

Career Life What was Monet’s Career Who got him interested about art Claude Monet was the father and the founder of Impressionism. His career life was longer than any other painter associated with the impressionist group. He never thought of becoming a painter until 1858 when he met Boudin, who encouraged him and gave him some lessons. His major aim was to concentrate on the optical impressions of nature since he said “I only draw what I see”. He began as a highly talented painter of outdoor scenes. Early in his career he started off painting landscapes but after the 1870s he started to focus more on changing the light of everyday objects. Every painter associated with Impressionism was grateful to Claude Monet. In 1861 Monet joined the First Regiment of African Light Cavalry in Algeria where he spent one year over there. He joined the studio of the Swiss-born painter Charles Gleyre at Paris, in 1862 where he had been there for almost two years. It had an excellent opportunity to draw from the nude and to meet other artists. The young Monet’s career at this point, however, was interrupted by his required military service. He spent it in Algiers, but became so ill there that he was discharged before completing his time. He stayed a short time after his return at home in Le Havre, working with Boudin and Jongkind. Site: www.artelino.com

His work His famous paintings What did he do? Where did he live? Claude Monet painted about 2000 paints. It was hard to determine the exact number of painting of Claude Monet since there are still some of his works are not yet discovered. He is mostly known for his famous art painting are water lilies, gardens and landscape paintings. His first painting was completed in 1858 entitled View from Rouelles. Some of Claude Monet's best known work was done in Argenteuil, including one of his famous garden scenes Monet's Garden at Argenteuil which he painted in 1873. Impression, sunrise was also one of his famous paintings. It is the painting where it gave rise to the name of the Impressionist movement. Site : www.accents-n-art.com

Death Date Where How Sickness Buried Claude Monet suffered from failing eyesight towards the end of his life. In 1923 Monet was nearly blind and had an operation from cataract in one eye. His sight improved after that. At the beginning of the year 1926, in February Monet had still painted, but he had suffered from lung cancer. On December 5, 1926 Monet died at Giverny at the age of 86 though he continued to paint until the very end. He was buried in a simple ceremony in his family grave in Giverny church cemetery. His friend Georges Clemenceau attended the ceremony. Site: www.oil-paintings-reproductions.com

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