Claude Monet By rachaelcreeden Period: Nov 14, 1840 to Dec 5, 1926 claude monet Jan 1, 1845 family moves to Le Havre Jan 1, 1857 death of his mother louise monet Jan 1, 1858 Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin Jan 1, 1859 comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy Jan 1, 1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet Jan 1, 1863 discovers Monet's painting and paints "en plein air" in the Fontainebleau forest Jan 1, 1866 La Femme a la robe verte (the woman in green) Jan 14, 1867 Birth of his first son Jean Monet while Claude Monet is in Sainte-Adresse. Jan 1, 1868 struggled with depression; made first suicide attempt. Jun 28, 1870 Camille and Monet wed Jan 1, 1871 Monet meets Durand-Ruel in London with Pissaro and Daubigny. Death of his father Jan 1, 1871 Poppies Jan 1, 1877 Monet paints the Saint-Lazare train station Mar 17, 1878 Michael Monet born Sep 5, 1879 Camille dies Jan 1, 1881 The family moves to Poissy Jan 1, 1883 Monet rents a house at Giverny. He will stay there for 43 years Feb 12, 1886 50 of Monet's paintings are displayed in a New York exhibit Jan 1, 1889 Monet exhibits with Rodin Jan 1, 1889 Irises Jan 1, 1891 Monet paints the series of Meules (Haystacks) and of Peupliers (Poplars) Jan 1, 1899 Monet starts to paint gardens Jan 1, 1900 Monet loses sight Jan 1, 1908 diagnosed with cataracts. Jan 1, 1914 paints Nympheas Feb 12, 1914 paints murals of water lillies Feb 12, 1915 Monet builds a studio to house his large canvases Dec 5, 1926 Monet dies at age 86
