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Claude Monet and the development of impressionism
=== Claude Monet was a brilliant artist of the 19th century and was one of the founding fathers of Impressionism. Impressionism captures a scene with a lot of intense, vibrant, colors, usually leaving out very much detail since the artist only glances at the scene he or she wants to paint, then paints it from memory. ===

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 * === Who was Claude Monet? ===
 * === What was his life like? ===
 * === Was he respected or not? ===
 * === Did he live a happy or depressed life? ===
 * === What did he “fight” for in his life? ===
 * === Where did he grow up? ===
 * === Did his environment affect his outlook on life? ===
 * === What is impressionism? ===
 * === Why did people feel they needed to have the impressionist movement? ===
 * === What did impressionism mean to the founding fathers’ of it? ===
 * === How did impressionism affect the people of the 19th century? ===
 * === Is impressionism accepted or rejected in our current society? ===

Spence, David. The Impressionists. Chicago: Ticktock, 2010. Print.
=== This book tells the stories of four people; Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cezanne. It then works its way into why these four people believed in impressionism and how they started the started the impressionistic movement. ===

__** Source Suggestions **__
"Claude Monet: Biography from Answers.com." //Answers.com: Wiki Q&A Combined with Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedias//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . This site gives a quick biography of Claude Monet. -Jonathan Denney

"Artist Profile - Claude Monet, French Impressionist Painter, His Life and Work." //Contemporary Fine Art, Art Instruction, Art History, Ancestor Portraits, and Irish and Immigrant Images by a Professional Artist//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . This Site may give some information that you did not have yet.-Jonathan Denney

"Impressionism." 2007. []. Accessed 5 November 2010. //This website provides information on the history of Impressionism. It also lists names of many Impressionist painters in various parts of the world. ~Mary A//

"Welcome to Claude Monet's." //Giverny Vernon : In the Heart of Impressionism//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -A website with a ton of information on Claude Monet. There seems to be something about every part of his life here. Kevin

"Claude Monet- Impressionism." //Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -An article with some information impressionism. Kevin



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“Monet” Monet, Claude. "Claude Monet - Products, Brands, Cars, Fashion, Style, and More - Coolspotters." //Coolspotters - Celebrity Style, Celebrity Fashion, Celebrity Hairstyles, and More//. 1899. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. . “Water lilies” Monet, Claude. "File:Claude Monet - Water Lilies.JPG." //Wikimedia Commons//. 1907. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. . “//Woman with a Parasol”// Monet, Claude. "Fun | Claude Monet." //Fun | Welcome to the Frontpage//. 1875. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. .