About This Site
This is a portfolio website for the French impressionist painter, Claude Monet (1840-1926). Several of his many famous works will be highlighted here. They are categorized based on the subject areas: Nature, Architecture, and People. This website is created for the BCIT New Media Design and Web Development program and is for educational purposes only. All sources can be found in the sources tab.
A Little Bit About Claude
Oscar-Claude Monet, commonly known as Claude Monet, was born in Paris, France in 1840. He spent his childhood in Normandy and attended Le Havre secondary school of arts. Moving back to Paris, Monet attended the art school, Academie Suisse, in 1860 but was conscripted into the army about a year later. Returning to Paris and his studies in 1862, Monet also briefly attended another art school, Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Monet looked up to fellow artist Eugene Boudin from an early age. Other artists he admired included Eugene Delacroix, Charles-Francois Daubigny, and Johan Jongkind.
Monet enjoys using his works to depict nature, in particular, 'plein-air' outdoor landscape painting using oil paints.
