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Birth of Claude Monet
Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840. He was named Oscar-Claude Monet and later dropped the Oscar. He was the second son of Adolphe and Louise Justin Monet. This is a significant because Claude Monet would later become the wotlds first impressionist and invent the style of art called impressionism Source: (Waldron 9) -
Claude Monet Moves to Le Harve
In the year of 1845 Monet and his family moved to Le Harve, when he was 5. This is said to be the spot where sea and city entered his life as a painter. Also, it predetermined the themes of "Claude Monet Paintings". This is significant because "Claude Monet Paintings" is very important to impressionism because it gave a theme to all impressionist's. Source: (Claude Monet: Works of Art and Life of Impressionist Painter) -
The Texas Revolt
Santa Anna led Mexican forces across the border into texas however, he was defeated and captured. Santa Anna regained power after escaping and fought the United States again. in 1845, the United States annexed Texas. Source: (History Between !840 and 1926) -
Crimean War
The Crimean War lasted from March 28, 1853 until April 1, 1856 and was fought between Imperial Russia on one side and an alliance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and to some extent the Ottoman Empire on the other. Source: (History Between 1840 and 1926) -
Death of Monet's Mother and Uncle
When Claude Monet was 16 his mother died in January of 1857. Shortly thereafter, Monet's uncle Jaques died as well. After the death of both his mother and his uncle Leon, and their father moved in with Madame Lecadre This is significant because Monet's mother died and Madame would get involved with his painting career Source: (Waldron 11) -
Monet Goes to Paris
In the year of 1859 Monet goes to Paris, the artistic capital of the world, in order to pursue his studies. His father wanted him to go to Ecole des Beaux-Arts, the official state school of art. Instead, Monet went to Atelier Suisse and because of his obediance towards his father, his father cut his allowance. This is significant because Monet struggled financially after and met important people at Atelier Sussie, including his wife. Source: (Gregory/Lyon 77) -
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American Civil War
In the spring of 1861, decades of tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues exploding into the American Civil War (1861-65). The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate States of America; four more joined them after the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Source: (History Between 1840 and 1926) -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. Source: (History Between 1840 and 1926) -
Monet Tries to Commit Suicide
Claude Monet tried to commit suicide because of depression and financial debt. The depression was due to his paintings being called inferior, or less in rank, at the salon shows. As a result Monet tried to throw imself into the Seine River Source: (Gregory/Lyon 77-79) -
Monet Marries Camille
In the year of 1870 Claude Monet marries Camille, his 1st wife. Also, later this year war broke out between France and Prussia so Monet moved with his son to England. He had to do this because he wanted to avoid having to fight. In London Monet met French-picture dealer Paul Durand Ruel. This is significant because Paul Duround-Ruel was the 1st dealer to consistently support the Impressionists Source: (Gregory/Lyon 79) -
Claude Monet creates the painting "Impression: Sunrise"
Monet created "Impression: Sunrise" which would become one of the most important paintings of all time. Monet painted this during his short visit to Le Harve, in the spring of 1873. This landscpe painting appeared in the first ever impressionist exhibition. It also gave the name to the first exhinition and to the entire art movement of impressionism. Source: (Claude Monet: Works of Art and Life of Impressionist Painter) -
First Impressionist Exhibition
The first ever Impressionist Exhibition opened on April 15, 1874 under the title of "Anonymous Co-operative Society of Artists". Monet decided to accomplish this idea proposed by Jean Frederic Bazille. The idea was to organize an independent exhibition of like-minded painters. 30 painters took place in the exhibition and had 160 total paintings, 10 of which were Monet's. Source: (Claude Monet: Works of Art and Life of Impressionist Painter) -
Monet Marries Alice Horschede
Before Alice married Monet, she was the wife of a collector of Impressionist paintings. Monet begun an affair with Alice in 1876. Alice nursed Camille, she looked after the children and assumed monet's debts. They eventually got married in 1892 after she became widow. Source: (Claude Monet: Works of Art and Life of Impressionist Painter) -
Monet Suffers from Cataracts
As Monets eyesight worsened, his works turned from fresh colours to blurred visions of heavy browns and reds. It was after Monet painted Water-Lily Pond his problems were recognized and he was diagnosed with cataracts. He underwent two surgeries for his cataratcs before he died. Source: (The Blurry World of Claude Monet Recreated) -
The Great War
The Great War began in the year of 1914. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, sparked this war. It lasted 4 years ending in 1914. This war is also kown as World War I. Source: (Littell 740-765) -
The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution is described as a "firecracker with a very long fuse". However, the explosion came in 1917 after about a century of "fire". The cruel, opposite rule of most19th-century czars caused widespread socail unrest for decades. The czars' unfair governing cause many violent reactions. Source: (Littell 769) -
Death of Claude Monet
On December 5, 1926, Monet died due to lung cancer at Giverny and was buried beside the small village church. Monet described his aim as being "to render my impressions on front of the most fleeting effects", words he could have equally used at any time of hisd life. This officially ended the historic life of Claude Monet. This is signifcant because even though he died, the stly eof impressionism would lead on for centuries and centuries. Source: (Gregory/Lyon 81)
