Claude Monet

Highlights the life and work of the nineteenth-century French Impressionist painter.

In 1868, Impressionist painter Claude Monet was desperate. Though he had been painting for a decade, he was living in poverty. He had to support his girlfriend and infant son on his meager earnings. His relatives refused to help him out, so he begged for money from his friends, telling them that his situation seemed hopeless. Yet just over two decades later, with brisk sales through an art dealer, Monet had become wealthy and famous. People came...

Discusses the life, work, and legacy of nineteenth-century French Impressionist artist Claude Monet.

Provides a simple introduction to the work of French artist Claude Monet, featuring his Impressionist paintings of city and country scenes.