Monet
CLAUDE, a French landscape painter, leader of the Impressionist School; born in Paris 1840. He drew directly from nature, producing wonderful effects of light and air, and endeavoring to catch the transitory aspect of scenes. For twenty years he labored before his views were accepted, traveling much of the time studying foreign art.
His first painting that expressed his artistic methods was "Impression-Rising Sun" (1874). His earlier style is represented by "The Breakfast" in the Luxembourg, Paris. "The Orchard," and "Bordighera," produced later, show his wonderful handling of light effects. Among the best of his late productions are "Waterloo Bridge" (1904); "Palazzo Dario, Venice" (1908); "Rouen Cathedral": "Water Lilies"; "View of the Thames,' all in the Luxembourg Gallery. „