![Portrait of Claude Monet](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/monet000.jpg)
Claude Monet Painting Reproductions 11 of 34
1840-1926
French Impressionist Painter
Claude Oscar Monet (November 14, 1840 - December 5, 1926) was a French impressionist painter.
Monet was born in Paris, but his family moved to Le Havre in Normandy when he was five. His father wanted him to go into the family grocery store business, but Claude Monet wanted to become an artist.
He first became known locally for his charcoal caricatures, which he would sell for ten to twenty francs. On the beaches of Normandy, he met fellow artist Eugene Boudin, who became his mentor and taught him to use oil paints. Boudin taught Monet en plein air (outdoor) techniques for painting.
When Monet travelled to Paris to visit The Louvre, he would see many painters imitating famous artists' work. Monet, having brought his paints and other tools with him, would instead go and sit by a window and paint what he saw.
Monet served in the army in Algeria for two years of a seven-year commitment (1860–1862), but upon his contracting typhoid his aunt Madame Lecadre intervened to get him out of the army if he agreed to complete an art course at a university.
Disillusioned with the traditional art taught at universities, instead in 1862 he joined the studio of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where he met Pierre- Auguste Renoir, Frederic Bazille, and Alfred Sisley. Together they shared new approaches to art, which later came to be known as impressionism, featuring open spaces and light painted with thick brushstrokes.
Monet's 1866 The Woman in the Green Dress (Camille, ou la femme à la robe verte), which brought him recognition, depicted Camille Doncieux. Shortly thereafter Doncieux became pregnant and bore their first child, Jean.
During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), Monet took refuge in England to avoid the conflict. There he studied the works of John Constable and J. M. W. Turner.
Upon returning to France, in 1872 (or 1873) he painted Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant) depicting a Le Havre landscape. It hung in the first impressionist exhibition in 1874 and is now displayed in the Musée Marmottan-Monet, Paris. From the painting's title, art critic Louis Leroy coined the term "impressionism".
In 1870, Monet and Doncieux married and in 1873 moved into a house in Argenteuil near the Seine River. They had another son, Michel, on March 17, 1878. Madame Monet died of tuberculosis in 1879.
Alice Hoschedé decided to help Monet by bringing up his two children together with her own. They lived in Poissy, which Monet hated. In April 1883 they moved to a house in Giverny, Eure, in Haute-Normandie, where he planted a large garden which he painted for the rest of his life. Monet and Hoschedé married in 1892.
In the 1880s and 1890s, Monet began "series" painting - paintings of one subject in varying light and viewpoints. His first series is of Rouen Cathedral from different points of view and at different times of the day. Twenty views of the cathedral were exhibited at the Durand-Ruel gallery in 1895. He also made a series of paintings of haystacks.
Water Lily Pond (Le bassin aux Nympheas) 1899 Monet was exceptionally fond of painting controlled nature - his own garden, his water lilies, his pond, and his bridge. He also painted up and down the banks of the Seine.
Between 1883 and 1908, Monet travelled to the Mediterranean and painted many beautiful landscapes and seascapes such as Bordighera. Landmarks were another subject for Monet in the Mediterranean. His wife Alice died in 1911 and his son Jean died in 1914. Cataracts formed on his eyes for which he underwent two surgeries in 1923. He died December 5, 1926 and is buried in the Giverny church cemetery.
In 2004, London, the Parliament, Effects of Sun in the Fog (Le Parlement, Effet de Brouillard) (1904), sold for over U.S. $20 million.
Monet was born in Paris, but his family moved to Le Havre in Normandy when he was five. His father wanted him to go into the family grocery store business, but Claude Monet wanted to become an artist.
He first became known locally for his charcoal caricatures, which he would sell for ten to twenty francs. On the beaches of Normandy, he met fellow artist Eugene Boudin, who became his mentor and taught him to use oil paints. Boudin taught Monet en plein air (outdoor) techniques for painting.
When Monet travelled to Paris to visit The Louvre, he would see many painters imitating famous artists' work. Monet, having brought his paints and other tools with him, would instead go and sit by a window and paint what he saw.
Monet served in the army in Algeria for two years of a seven-year commitment (1860–1862), but upon his contracting typhoid his aunt Madame Lecadre intervened to get him out of the army if he agreed to complete an art course at a university.
Disillusioned with the traditional art taught at universities, instead in 1862 he joined the studio of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where he met Pierre- Auguste Renoir, Frederic Bazille, and Alfred Sisley. Together they shared new approaches to art, which later came to be known as impressionism, featuring open spaces and light painted with thick brushstrokes.
Monet's 1866 The Woman in the Green Dress (Camille, ou la femme à la robe verte), which brought him recognition, depicted Camille Doncieux. Shortly thereafter Doncieux became pregnant and bore their first child, Jean.
During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), Monet took refuge in England to avoid the conflict. There he studied the works of John Constable and J. M. W. Turner.
Upon returning to France, in 1872 (or 1873) he painted Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant) depicting a Le Havre landscape. It hung in the first impressionist exhibition in 1874 and is now displayed in the Musée Marmottan-Monet, Paris. From the painting's title, art critic Louis Leroy coined the term "impressionism".
In 1870, Monet and Doncieux married and in 1873 moved into a house in Argenteuil near the Seine River. They had another son, Michel, on March 17, 1878. Madame Monet died of tuberculosis in 1879.
Alice Hoschedé decided to help Monet by bringing up his two children together with her own. They lived in Poissy, which Monet hated. In April 1883 they moved to a house in Giverny, Eure, in Haute-Normandie, where he planted a large garden which he painted for the rest of his life. Monet and Hoschedé married in 1892.
In the 1880s and 1890s, Monet began "series" painting - paintings of one subject in varying light and viewpoints. His first series is of Rouen Cathedral from different points of view and at different times of the day. Twenty views of the cathedral were exhibited at the Durand-Ruel gallery in 1895. He also made a series of paintings of haystacks.
Water Lily Pond (Le bassin aux Nympheas) 1899 Monet was exceptionally fond of painting controlled nature - his own garden, his water lilies, his pond, and his bridge. He also painted up and down the banks of the Seine.
Between 1883 and 1908, Monet travelled to the Mediterranean and painted many beautiful landscapes and seascapes such as Bordighera. Landmarks were another subject for Monet in the Mediterranean. His wife Alice died in 1911 and his son Jean died in 1914. Cataracts formed on his eyes for which he underwent two surgeries in 1923. He died December 5, 1926 and is buried in the Giverny church cemetery.
In 2004, London, the Parliament, Effects of Sun in the Fog (Le Parlement, Effet de Brouillard) (1904), sold for over U.S. $20 million.
795 Claude Monet Paintings
![Entrance to the Port of Trouville, 1870 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet244.jpg)
Entrance to the Port of Trouville 1870
Oil Painting
$397
$397
Canvas Print
$89.34
$89.34
SKU: MCL-10584
Claude Monet
Original Size: 54 x 66 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Claude Monet
Original Size: 54 x 66 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
![The Chailly Road Through the Forest of Fontainebleau, 1865 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet245.jpg)
The Chailly Road Through the Forest of Fontainebleau 1865
Oil Painting
$629
$629
Canvas Print
$55.97
$55.97
SKU: MCL-10585
Claude Monet
Original Size: 97 x 130.5 cm
Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
Claude Monet
Original Size: 97 x 130.5 cm
Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
![Ice on the Seine at Bougival, c.1864/69 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet246.jpg)
Ice on the Seine at Bougival c.1864/69
Oil Painting
$625
$625
Canvas Print
$74.00
$74.00
SKU: MCL-10586
Claude Monet
Original Size: 65 x 81 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Claude Monet
Original Size: 65 x 81 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![Portrait of Madame Gaudibert, 1868 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet247.jpg)
Portrait of Madame Gaudibert 1868
Oil Painting
$765
$765
Canvas Print
$79.02
$79.02
SKU: MCL-10587
Claude Monet
Original Size: 217 x 138.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Claude Monet
Original Size: 217 x 138.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![Dejeuner sur L'Herbe, Chailly (left panel), c.1865/66 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet248.jpg)
Dejeuner sur L'Herbe, Chailly (left panel) c.1865/66
Oil Painting
$691
$691
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MCL-10588
Claude Monet
Original Size: 418 x 150 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Claude Monet
Original Size: 418 x 150 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![Dejeuner sur L'Herbe, Chailly, c.1865/66 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet249.jpg)
Dejeuner sur L'Herbe, Chailly c.1865/66
Oil Painting
$803
$803
Canvas Print
$82.26
$82.26
SKU: MCL-10589
Claude Monet
Original Size: 248 x 217 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Claude Monet
Original Size: 248 x 217 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![Beach at Honfleur, c.1867 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet250.jpg)
Beach at Honfleur c.1867
Oil Painting
$528
$528
Canvas Print
$68.81
$68.81
SKU: MCL-10590
Claude Monet
Original Size: 60 x 81 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA
Claude Monet
Original Size: 60 x 81 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA
![Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet251.jpg)
Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare 1877
Oil Painting
$619
$619
Canvas Print
$56.52
$56.52
SKU: MCL-10591
Claude Monet
Original Size: 59.6 x 80.2 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Claude Monet
Original Size: 59.6 x 80.2 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
![Rough Sea at Etretat, c.1868/69 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet252.jpg)
Rough Sea at Etretat c.1868/69
Oil Painting
$480
$480
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MCL-10592
Claude Monet
Original Size: 66 x 131 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Claude Monet
Original Size: 66 x 131 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![The Coal Dockers, 1875 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet253.jpg)
The Coal Dockers 1875
Oil Painting
$643
$643
Canvas Print
$90.99
$90.99
SKU: MCL-10593
Claude Monet
Original Size: 55 x 66 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Claude Monet
Original Size: 55 x 66 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![Argenteuil, the Bridge under Repair, 1872 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet254.jpg)
Argenteuil, the Bridge under Repair 1872
Oil Painting
$595
$595
Canvas Print
$94.14
$94.14
SKU: MCL-10594
Claude Monet
Original Size: 60 x 80.5 cm
Private Collection
Claude Monet
Original Size: 60 x 80.5 cm
Private Collection
![The Boardwalk at Trouville, 1870 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet255.jpg)
The Boardwalk at Trouville 1870
Oil Painting
$535
$535
Canvas Print
$62.45
$62.45
SKU: MCL-10595
Claude Monet
Original Size: 54 x 65 cm
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
Claude Monet
Original Size: 54 x 65 cm
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
![Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil, 1874 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet256.jpg)
Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil 1874
Oil Painting
$572
$572
Canvas Print
$92.36
$92.36
SKU: MCL-10596
Claude Monet
Original Size: 54.3 x 73.3 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA
Claude Monet
Original Size: 54.3 x 73.3 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA
![Irises, c.1914/17 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet257.jpg)
Irises c.1914/17
Oil Painting
$683
$683
Canvas Print
$95.03
$95.03
SKU: MCL-10597
Claude Monet
Original Size: 200.7 x 149.9 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 200.7 x 149.9 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Flood Waters, 1896 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet258.jpg)
Flood Waters 1896
Oil Painting
$577
$577
Canvas Print
$74.00
$74.00
SKU: MCL-10598
Claude Monet
Original Size: 71 x 91.5 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 71 x 91.5 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Water-Lilies, Setting Sun, c.1907 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet259.jpg)
Water-Lilies, Setting Sun c.1907
Oil Painting
$647
$647
Canvas Print
$59.97
$59.97
SKU: MCL-10599
Claude Monet
Original Size: 73 x 92.7 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 73 x 92.7 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Water-Lilies, a.1907 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet260.jpg)
Water-Lilies a.1907
Oil Painting
$648
$648
Canvas Print
$58.73
$58.73
SKU: MCL-10600
Claude Monet
Original Size: 200.7 x 426.7 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 200.7 x 426.7 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![The Museum at Le Havre, 1873 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet261.jpg)
The Museum at Le Havre 1873
Oil Painting
$624
$624
Canvas Print
$70.34
$70.34
SKU: MCL-10601
Claude Monet
Original Size: 75 x 100 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 75 x 100 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![The Beach at Trouville, 1870 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet262.jpg)
The Beach at Trouville 1870
Oil Painting
$392
$392
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: MCL-10602
Claude Monet
Original Size: 38 x 46.5 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 38 x 46.5 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Snow Scene at Argenteuil, 1875 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet263.jpg)
Snow Scene at Argenteuil 1875
Oil Painting
$647
$647
Canvas Print
$59.69
$59.69
SKU: MCL-10603
Claude Monet
Original Size: 71.1 x 91.4 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 71.1 x 91.4 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Poplars on the Epte, 1891 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet264.jpg)
Poplars on the Epte 1891
Oil Painting
$624
$624
Canvas Print
$59.56
$59.56
SKU: MCL-10604
Claude Monet
Original Size: 92.4 x 73.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 92.4 x 73.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![Lavacourt under Snow, 1881 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet265.jpg)
Lavacourt under Snow 1881
Oil Painting
$608
$608
Canvas Print
$91.12
$91.12
SKU: MCL-10605
Claude Monet
Original Size: 59.7 x 80.6 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 59.7 x 80.6 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![La Pointe de la Heve, Sainte-Adresse, 1864 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet266.jpg)
La Pointe de la Heve, Sainte-Adresse 1864
Oil Painting
$530
$530
Canvas Print
$51.22
$51.22
SKU: MCL-10606
Claude Monet
Original Size: 41 x 73 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Claude Monet
Original Size: 41 x 73 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![The Seine at Bougival, Evening, 1869 by Claude Monet | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Claude_Oscar_Monet/paintings-lg/monet267.jpg)
The Seine at Bougival, Evening 1869
Oil Painting
$485
$485
Canvas Print
$53.18
$53.18
SKU: MCL-10607
Claude Monet
Original Size: 60 x 73.3 cm
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, USA
Claude Monet
Original Size: 60 x 73.3 cm
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, USA