1840 — 1926

Nationality: France

Claude Monet was a French painter and one of the founders of Impressionism. His work “Impression, Soleil Levant” gave its name to the movement and is emblematic of his innovative technique of capturing the effects of light and color. He is best known for his landscapes and his series of paintings, such as those of Water Lilies and Millstones. Monet often worked outdoors, developing a method that favored rapid strokes and chromatic variations to render fleeting impressions of nature.