Claude Monet

Oscar-Claude Monet born

Dec 14, 1840

born in Paris, France

Claude Monet attends school

Period: Jan 1, 1851 to Jan 1, 1857

Claude Monet attended an art school to learn to draw and paint.

Claude Monet met Eugéne Boudin

Jan 1, 1856

16 year old Claude Monet met Eugéne Boudin, who taught him how to paint landscape and encouraged him to paint outdoor things.

Claude Monet's Mother died

Jan 1, 1857

Claude Monet's mother's name was Louise Monet

Caricatures

Jan 1, 1858

Monet becomes well-known for his caricature drawings

Monet visited France

Jan 1, 1859

Monet met Camille, his first wife.

Monet moves to France

Jan 1, 1859

Claude Monet moved to France, hoping to make a living off drawing caricatures.

Monet met Johan Barthold Jongkind

Jan 1, 1862

Johan Barthold Jongkind had a strong influence on Monet's early development of artistic abilities.

Monet studied in the studio of Charles Gleyre

Period: Jan 1, 1862 to Jan 1, 1864

Monet met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, and Alfred Sisley.

Seascapes

Jan 1, 1865

Monet begins to paint seascapes, but runs into a lot of debt.

Jean Monet born

Jan 14, 1867

Jean Monet, Claude's first son, was born.

Monet and Camille wed

Jun 28, 1870

Claude and Camille got married just before a war.

Michael born

Mar 17, 1878

Camille and Claude Monet gave birth to their second son, Michael.

Camille Monet dies

Sep 5, 1879

Camille Monet died of tuberculosis. Monet painted a picture of her on her deathbed.

10 paintings exhibited in Paris

Jan 1, 1885

50 of Claude Monet's paintings are displayed

Feb 12, 1886

50 of Claude Monet's paintings are displayed in a New York exhibit.

Monet starts to paint gardens

Jan 1, 1899

Monet loses sight

Jan 1, 1900

Monet lost sight in one of his eyes. He was determined to keep on painting until he became officially 100% blind.

Monet was diagnosed with cataracts in each eye,

Jan 1, 1908

Monet became officially blind in the 1920s.

Monet begins to paint murals of water lilies.

Feb 12, 1914

Monet builds a studio

Feb 12, 1915

Monet built a studio to make room for his huge canvases.

Claude Monet dies, age 86

Dec 5, 1926

Monet died of lung cancer at the age of 86. He is buried in the Giverny church cemetery. Monet only wanted about 50 people to go to his ceremony.

Claude Monet's paintings are dedicated to the Louvre in Paris, France

Jan 1, 1927

Claud Monet's water lily paintings are hanging in the Louvre in Paris, France.