| 1840 |
November 4th: Claude Oscar Monet born Paris.
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| 1845 |
Family moves to Le Havre.
|
| 1856-57 |
Meets Eugene Boudin.
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| 1859 |
First visit to Paris; meets a number
of painters including Pissarro.
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| 1861-62 |
Military service in Algeria. Discharged because of ill health.
Meets Dutch painter Jongkind.
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| 1862 |
Enters Gleyre's studio where he
meets Bazille, Renoir and Sisley.
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| 1864 |
Leaves Gleyre's studio. Paints at
Fontainebleau.
|
| 1865 |
Shares studio with Bazille in Paris.
First exhibits at Salon.
|
| 1866 |
Portrait of Camille success at
Salon.
|
| 1867 |
First son Jean born. Financial
problems force him to return to
family in Le Havre.
|
| 1868 |
Lives with Camille Doncieux at
Etretat during winter.
|
| 1870 |
Marries Camille. Outbreak of
Franco-Prussian war causes visit
to England where he meets
Durand-Ruel.
|
| 1871 |
Returns to France and settles at
Argenteuil. Rejected by Royal
Academy, London.
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| 1872-74 |
Durand-Ruel buys paintings.
|
| 1874 |
First Impressionist Exhibition.
|
| 1876 |
Meets Hoschede family.
|
| 1877 |
Ernest Hoschede becomes
bankrupt. Works in Paris on Gare
Saint-Lazare paintings.
|
| 1878 |
Moves to Ventheuil and is joined
by the Hoschede family. Second
son Michel is born.
|
| 1879 |
Camille dies. Alice Hoschede takes
charge of household.
|
| 1880 |
Exhibits at Salon.
|
| 1881 |
Moves to Poissy. Durand-Ruel
resumes purchase, of works after
earlier financial problems.
|
| 1882 |
Exhibits in seventh group
exhibition.
|
| 1883 |
Moves to Giverny. One-man show
at Durand-Ruel gallery. Summer:
makes first paintings of Giverny
region.'Trips to the Midi and Italian
Riviera with Renoir. Visits Cezanne
during the trip.
|
| 1884-87 |
Paints at Giverny and northern
French coast.
|
| 1888 |
Paints at Antibes. Refuses Legion
d'Honneur.
|
| 1889 |
Exhibits with Rodin at Georges
Petits gallery. Organizes private
subscription list to purchase
Manet's Olympia for the State.
|
| 1890 |
Begins "series" paintings with
Grain Stacks. Purchases home at
Giverny.
|
| 1892 |
Begins Bouen series. Marries Alice
Hoschede.
|
| 1893 |
Begins making water garden.
|
| 1895 |
Painting trip to Norway.
|
| 1896 |
Early morning on Seine series.
|
| 1899 |
Begins first paintings of water
garden and Japanese bridge.
Painting trip to London.
|
| 1900-01 |
Works on Thames series in London.
|
| 1903 |
Begins second Water Garden series.
|
| 1908 |
Painting journey (last) to Venice.
Trouble with eyesight.
|
| 1911 |
Death of Alice.
|
| 1914 |
Builds new studio for Waterlilies
panels. Death of son Jean.
|
| 1921 |
Deterioration in his sight.
|
| 1922 |
Bequest of Waterlilies to state.
|
| 1923 |
Has cataract operation, which is
partially successful.
|
| 1926 |
December 5th: death at Giverny.
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