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· He was a great artist and helped invent the style of painting called "Impressionism."

· He spent most of his time drawing ridiculous pictures of his teachers!

· The mood of his paintings were happy and filled with nature.

· Monet liked to paint about nature, boats, oceans, lakes, and ponds.

· He was more interested in how something looked when the sunlight was on it.

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Born 14 November, 1840. Christened Oscar-Claud Monet.

Died 5 December, 1926 of lung cancer.

His painting Impression, Sunrise (painted 1872) hung in an exhibition with similar paintings in 1874. Art critic Louis Leroy read the paintings title and coined the term "Impressionism." Leroy meant this title to be an insult, but the impressionists quickly adopted it.

Was married twice: his first wife, Camille, died of tuberculosis in 1879. His second wife, Alice, died in 1911.

Has two sons: Jean and Michael.

His son Jean died at 47.

Owned and designed the gardens at Giverny where he painted his famous Waterlilies.

Served in the military during the Great War for two years until contracting Typhoid fever.

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was born in Paris and died in Paris. Interesting Facts: * He was a great artist and helped invent the style of painting called "Impressionism." * He spent most of his time drawing ridiculous pictures of his teachers! * The mood of his paintings are happy and filled with nature. * Monet liked to paint about nature, boats, oceans, lakes, and ponds. * He was more interested in how something looked when the sunlight was on it. (http://www.k12.hi.us/~kapunaha/student_projects/famous_artists/monet.htm)

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he was an impresanist artist

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