Claude Monet born in 14 November 1840 was a founder and central figure of the 19th century art movement known as impressionism.
Early in his career, Monet painted realistic landscapes, but after the 1870s he focused more on the effect of changing light on eveyday objects.
Often he painted multiple studies of the same subjects, from train stations and haystacks to the London skyline, the Rouen Cathedral and, most famously, water lilies.
