Claude Monet was a French Impressionist painter who is considered one of the founders of the movement. He was born in Paris in 1840 and grew up in Le Havre, France. His father was a successful businessman and art dealer who encouraged his son to study art.
Monet’s work is characterized by the use of light, color and shadow. He often painted landscapes and scenes from everyday life, including his garden in Giverny. Monet was a prolific artist, creating thousands of paintings in his lifetime; however, he did not sell many works until he gained prominence as an impressionist painter.
Monet’s work was very popular in his day and continues to be highly regarded today. He also had a lasting influence on subsequent artists, and inspired many artists who later became important figures in 20th-century art movements such as Cubism and Abstract Expressionism.
Monet suffered from poor health for most of his life; however, this did not prevent him from painting hundreds of paintings during the years he spent confined to bed due to illness or injury caused by accidents involving cars (or trains). His most famous works include Water Lilies, which sold at auction in the US for over $80 million.
