Claude Monet

Biography

Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionist painting, known for his innovative approach to capturing nature's fleeting effects of light and color. His most iconic work, "Impression, Sunrise," showcased the movement's philosophy and earned him recognition in 1874. Throughout his long career, Monet continued to push the boundaries of plein air landscape painting, solidifying his position as a key precursor to modernism.