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Painter
A French painter representing Impressionism. By capturing the changes in light and atmosphere on the screen, he showed the progression of modern art from realism to sensory expression. It connects local history and world history and provides clues for deciphering changes during the same era.
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Birth
Giverny
Work
Impression, Sunrise
1872
Painting
Water Lilies
1890–1926
Painting
Impressionism
1874–1926
Movement · Leader
Map: Natural Earth (PD)
Born in Paris, he grew up in the port city of Le Havre. From a young age, he became interested in plein air painting, and under the influence of Boudin and others, he learned how to draw directly with natural light.
``Impression/Sunrise'' is the origin of the name Impressionism. In his later years, he painted a series of ``Water Lilies'' based on the garden at Giverny, exploring ways of expressing the same subject in a way that changes over time and with the seasons.
The first Impressionist exhibition was an independent exhibition of painters who were not part of the official exhibition. Monet's work was initially criticized, but the criticism eventually became the name of a new art movement.
Studying Monet reveals the influence that 19th century urbanization, photography, and a scientific sense of color had on art. It is a representative gateway to understanding changes in modern art. When you look at the people's activities and works together, it becomes easier to understand the terms in textbooks as concrete historical trends.
