Claude+Monet



Oscar Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. He died on December 5,1926 in Giverney, France. At the age of 86, Monet died of Lung Cancer. Monet was known as a impressionist artist. Monet lived in his born city of Paris, France untill he moved to Le Havre, Normandy. As a young boy, Monet's father wanted him to go into the family Shoe Business instead of becoming an artist. Some of Monet's well-known art works include Water Lilies(1919), Roven Cathedral Series(1892-1895), and Haystacks(1890-1891). On June 27,2008 one of Monets Water Lilie paintings sold for $55,350,000.