click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Claude Monet
Claude Monet Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Impression, Sunrise | The 1872 painting of Le Havre harbor that gave the Impressionist movement its name. |
| Louis Leroy | The critic who coined the term "Impressionism" as a sarcastic insult in a review. |
| Giverny | The location of Monet's home and famous garden where he painted his water lily series. |
| Camille Doncieux | Monet’s first wife and frequent model who appears in "Woman with a Parasol" and "The Green Dress." |
| Rouen Cathedral | A series of over 30 paintings capturing a church facade at different times of day and in various light. |
| Haystacks | A series of paintings (also called Grainstacks) that explored the effects of light and frost on conical farm structures. |
| Japanese Footbridge | A green, arched structure in Monet's Giverny garden that is the subject of many late-career paintings. |
| Water Lilies | Known as "Nymphéas," this series of roughly 250 oil paintings was the main focus of Monet's last 30 years. |
| Musée de l'Orangerie | The Paris museum containing two oval rooms specifically designed to house Monet's large-scale Water Lilies. |
| En plein air | The practice of painting outdoors to directly observe and capture natural light and atmosphere. |
| Cataracts | The medical condition that affected Monet's vision in his later years, causing a red or muddy shift in his color palette. |
| Le Havre | The French port city where Monet grew up and where he painted "Impression, Sunrise." |
| Houses of Parliament | A series of paintings created by Monet in London that focused on the building's silhouette through fog. |
| Argenteuil | A suburb of Paris where Monet lived in the 1870s and painted many scenes of sailboats and poppies. |
| Alice Hoschedé | Monet’s second wife who helped manage his large family and estate at Giverny. |