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Major Achievements/Works
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. Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant) (1872/1873)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 2004, London , the Parliament, Effects of Sun in the Fog (Le Parlement, Effet de Brouillard) (1904), sold for over US$20 million. Water Lily Pond (Le bassin aux Nympheas) (1889)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 . Monet moved to Giverny , France in 1883. Shortly after his arrival in Giverny, Claude began developing the famous garden that was the inspiration for many of his most famous paintings. The Artist's Garden in Giverny is one of the most popular paintings. His garden in Giverny grew to include a water garden and a japanese style bridge. Water lilies and the Japanese bridge were the subject of many Monet paintings. The garden in Giverny also inspired the Water Lily murals which are on display at the Orangerie des Tuileries. These huge panels of water lilies were Monet's gift to the state. Monet lived in Giverny until his death on December 5, 1926 . The Water Lily murals were dedicated in the Orangerie on May 17, 1927 . |
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