Impressionism placed emphasis on the lighting effects on a scene. Impressionists used more natural methods of lighting their work to look at the world with freshness and immediacy.
Monet liked to paint the same subject matter numerous times in different lighting.
He studied drawing in his teens. When he was 17 years old, he was heavily influenced by painting outdoors and found it to be his calling.
Monet was regarded as a master of observation.
He was seen as a leader of the Impressionist movement, because of his ability to be alert to the possibilities from seemingly common ideas.
In 1890, Monet purchased a property in Giverny, France. He created a garden with a lily pond and a Japanese bridge, and this garden became the inspiration for almost all of his paintings from 1906 onwards.
Monet had cataracts in both of his eyes, resulting in his deficient sight. Nonetheless, Monet continued to paint with marvelous colors, with his subject matter becoming less and less distinct.
