Monet By SuperBetsy Nov 14, 1840 Monet Born 1858 Eugene Boudin introduces monet to outside painting Apr 12, 1861 Start of American Civil War 1870 Married first wife, Camille Doncieux Jul 19, 1870 Franco-Prussian War Starts 1872 Impression, Sunrise--painted in 1874 Impression, Sunrise--first showed Mar 1, 1876 Telephone Invented 1877 Impression, Sunrise--sold 1879 Camille, his wife died 1882 Remarried Alice Hoschede Period: 1890 to 1891 Wheatstacks (end of summer)--painted in 1891 Wheatstacks (end of summer)--first showed in 1891 Wheatstacks (end of summer)--sold 1899 The Water Lily Pond--painted 1900 The Water Lily Pond--showed in Jul 28, 1914 WWI Begins Dec 5, 1926 Monet Died 2008 The Water Lily Pond--sold for first time in