South Bristol Art Studio

Claude Monet

Claude Oscar Monet

by Elizabeth Gilbert

“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if necessary to understand, when its simply necessary to love.”- Claude Monet

Claude Oscar Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris. Claude’s styles of art were Impressionism and Expressionism. He used oil paint. Claude moved around a lot. He lived in Paris and in

1845 his family moved to Le Havre, in 1881 he moved to Poissy, then again in 1883 he moved to Giverny where he died on December 5, 1926. In 1851 Claude’s mother died, and in 1867 Claude had a son. Claude also was becoming blind, so you can tell that his paintings seem to get more blurry as they go on.

I really like Claude Monet’s painting of waterlilies and his painting Canal in Amsterdam. My project will be an acrylic painting of waterlilies. Claude Monet’s paintings of waterlilies inspired me to make one because of how pretty they are

. I also like all the blue and green colors that he used in his paintings.

RtI Research

Dear Art Club Members,

It's time to do some sleuthing! Use the following links to conduct your research. Check with Ms. Nadeau to see if there are any books that you can use in your research as well.

Google Search: Search the WEB section for information about your artist and the IMAGE section for images of your artist and their artwork.

Artcyclopedia: Scroll to the bottom of the page to search the website by your artists' name.

Artlex: Use the index on the left to find definitions of art terms, or use the search button found underneath the index.

National Gallery of Art: See if your artist has work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Use the search function on the left hand side of the splash page.

Farnsworth Museum: Does your artist have anywork at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine? Use the search function on the top left hand corner, or Browse the Collection.

AskArt: Search for a biography, art styles, or art terms.

Have fun! Happy hunting!

Ms. Nadeau