Claude Monet is one of the world's most beloved artists--and he became famous during his own lifetime. He rejected a traditional life laid out clean and smooth before him. Instead he chose a life of art. But not just any art: a new way of seeing that came to be called impressionism.

Study and reevaluation of Monet's work, with more than 400 illustrations and 125 color plates. Traces Monet's life and work from his early years at Le Havre and Paris to his final days at home among his gardens at Giverny. Forge writes of Monet's family, his friendships, his relations with the professional art world; and, he travels to the sites of Monet's exploratory campaigns--on the Normandy coast, at Bordighera, Belle-Ile, Antibes--to see what...

Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.

Recalls a working day in the life of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, when, so absorbed in his attempts to paint a rock formation on the French seashore, he didn't notice the tide coming in and was doused by a large wave, losing his canvas and paints in the process!

Profiles the life of French impressionist artist Claude Monet; highlighting his early life, struggle with poverty, work habits, painting of water lilies, and more. Includes a chronology, historical time line, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary.

A portrait of the master artist and his most famous series reveals the dramas behind their creation, describing Monet's struggles with World War I, family losses, harsh criticism, and competition from a younger generation of artists in the final years ofhis life.

Examines the life and work of Monet, describing his struggle for artistic recognition and providing examples of his paintings.