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Water Lilies

Claude Monet · 1906

Claude Monet: 1840–1926

Selected works

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ImpressionismFrance
Other names (9)

Claude Jean Monet, claude oscar monet, Cl. Monet, C. Monet, Klod Mone, Monet, monet c., monet claude, Oscar-Claude Monet

Claude Monet was born in Paris and grew up in Le Havre, where Eugène Boudin encouraged him to paint outdoors. In Paris he studied in Charles Gleyre's studio and met painters including Renoir, Sisley and Bazille. He became a central figure in the Impressionist exhibitions, beginning in 1874. His subjects ranged from coastal scenes and modern transport to gardens and water. Repeated encounters with a place allowed him to explore changing light and atmosphere. The selected works bring together the beach at Sainte-Adresse, a railway station and water lilies, offering a route through different settings and stages of his career.

Influenced by

  • Eugène Boudindocumented
    Evidence

    The National Gallery identifies Boudin’s role in introducing Monet to painting directly from nature.

    • National Gallery, Londoninfluences

      The National Gallery identifies Boudin’s role in introducing Monet to painting directly from nature.

Later influence

Connections are still being researched.

Sources & research notes 19
  • Wikidata (CC0)authority enrichment

    Wikidata CC0: aliases, short description and non-deprecated P135 movement associations. No influence claims inferred. Review required.

  • Austrian museum collections: independent authority researchauthority identity and dates

    See the linked source for supporting information.

  • National Gallery, Londonbiography

    Original concise biography based on this museum account, with observations about Artline’s selected works.

  • National Gallery of Artcatalogue authority

    NGA stable constituent ID 1726; source display: French, 1840 - 1926. Existing editorial identity and biography retained; new activity interval uses dated selected works, not invented life dates.

  • National Gallery, Londongeography

    Geographic affiliations reviewed against the museum biography; country labels are modern reference geography, not claims of historical citizenship.

  • National Gallery, Londonidentity

    Artist identity reviewed against this museum biography.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)identity

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • National Gallery, Londonmovements

    Primary movement is an editorial classification within Artline’s existing taxonomy, informed by this account of the artist’s period and practice.

  • Museum authority country reviewmuseum country review 20260913

    Country affiliation: France (FR).

  • Rijksmuseum: independently verified selected paintingsmuseum creator authority

    Official object production explicitly links Rijksmuseum person 2102201 to existing Wikidata authority Q296. No biography or nationality change.

  • musée des beaux-arts — Rouenmuseum creator record

    Museum creator metadata: Monet Claude; source biography: Monet Claude (1840-1926). Source authority ID: . No nationality, popularity or current display inferred.

  • Tate Collection metadata (October 2014 snapshot)museum creator record

    Museum creator metadata: Claude Monet; source biography: 1840–1926. Source authority ID: 1652. No nationality, popularity or current display inferred.

  • musée d'Orsay — Parismuseum creator record

    Museum creator metadata: Monet Claude; source biography: Monet Claude (1840-1926). Source authority ID: . No nationality, popularity or current display inferred.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)ranking

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • Expanded artwork research — official museum evidenceround2 creator authority

    Museum creator: Claude Monet; source biography: 1840–1926; identity basis: museum_authority_or_wikidata_id; source facts preserved in research_artwork_enrichments.

  • Austrian museum collections: independent authority researchsource cultural country affiliation

    See the linked source for supporting information.

  • Musée d’Orsaytimeline dates

    Starter authority link; record remains in review.

  • National Gallery, Londontimeline dates

    Life dates reviewed; approximate or uncertain dates remain qualified.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)timeline dates

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.