Claude Monet 介紹

1、My Favorite ArtistClaude MonetPPT made by June Claude Monet -The founder of French Impressionist paintingName: Oscar-Claude MonetNationality: FrenchStyle: ImpressionistBorn: 14 November 1840 Paris, FranceDied: 5 December 1926 (aged 86) Giverny, FranceA Short Biography1840 Birth of Claude Oscar Monet

2、 on November 14th in Paris.1845 The family moves to Le Havre.1857 Death of his mother Louise Monet.1858 Claude Monet meets Eugne Boudin who encourages him to paint out of doors.1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy.1865 Monets paintings are submitted for the first time to the offici

3、al Salon. 1867 Birth of his first son Jean Monet.A Short Biography1868 Monet tries to commit suicide. 1869 Monet settles in the village of Saint-Michel near Bougival .1870 Monet marries Camille, Courbet is his witness. They take refuge in London when the war begins.1871 Death of his father. Monet se

4、ttles at Argenteuil after visiting the Netherlands.1874 Monet exhibits Impression Sunrise at the first Impressionist exhibition in the studio of Nadar.1878 Birth of Michel Monet, his second son. A Short Biography1883 Monet rents a house at Giverny. He will stay there for 43 years.1892 He marries Ali

5、ce in July.1907 First problems with his eyesight. 1911 Death of Alice.1914 Death of Jean, Monets eldest son. 1923 Monet is nearly blind. He has an operation from the cataract(白內(nèi)障白內(nèi)障) in one eye. His sight improves.1926 In February Monet is still painting. But he suffers from lung cancer. He dies on

6、December 5th. Monets method Claude Monet studied his subjects intently,planned his paintings, and worked hard to achieve his results. He often painted a series of the same subject to capture the changing effects of the light, swapping canvases as the day progressed. He said:“Im hard at it, working s

7、tubbornly on a series of different effects, but at this time of year the sun sets so fast that its impossible to keep up with it . the further I get, the more I see that a lot of work has to be done in order to render what Im looking for: instantaneity（瞬時(shí)性）（瞬時(shí)性）, the same light spread over everythin

8、g. Im increasingly obsessed by the need to render what I experience.For exampleHouses of parliament, SunsetHouses of parliament, Sunlight effectHouses of parliament, Stormy skyHouses of parliament, Effect of fogNotable WorksImpression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), 1872; the painting that gave its name to the style. Muse Marmottan Monet, ParisNotable WorksWoman in a Garden, 1867, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; a study in the effect of sunlight and shadow on colourNotable WorksStudy of a Figure Outdoors: Woman with a Parasol, facing left, 1886. Muse dOrsayNotable Works Madame M