CLAUDE OSCAR MONET By sofimour Nov 14, 1840 He was born in Paris 1858 He met with Eisen Buden 1859 He settled in Paris where he continued his studies at the Académie Suisse 1860 He went to the army 1862 He was fired from the army 1870 He married Camille Donnie 1874 He participated in the first exhibition of the Impressionist group in Paris, with the painting of Impression, soleil levant 1879 His wife died, leaving two children 1880 He started painting series of tables, all based on a common theme, but he did each time in a different way or with different styles 1883 He moved to Giverny, a village on the river Hept, just 65 km away from the capital 1908 He started having problems with his vision as he suffered from a cataract Dec 5, 1926 He died in Giverny
