2.  Initiator, leader, and founder of the Impressionist style Impressionist style  French Painter  Born Nov. 14, 1840, Died Dec. 5, 1926

3.  The term is derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant). Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant).  May be the single most successful and identifiable "movement" ever

4. Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant).

5. Haystacks, (sunset), 1890-1891

6. Jardin à Sainte-Adresse, 1867

7. Saint Lazare Train Station, Paris, 1877

8. Monet in his Garden, 1917  On the ‘right bank’ of the river Sienne, 50 miles from Paris, France  Monet lived here from 1883 until his death in 1926  He built a large garden where he painted many of his most famous paintings, including Water Lillies and Japanese Bridge Paintings

9. Water Lilly Pond, 1899 Water Lillies

10. Web Museum. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet www.giverny.com