| Full Name | Oscar-Claude Monet |
| Date of Birth | 14 November 1840 |
| Place of Birth | Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Date of Death | 5 December 1926 |
| Place of Death | Giverny, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Académie Suisse, Beaux-Arts de Paris |
| Years Active | 1865–1926 |
| Known For | Painting |
| Notable Works | Impression, Sunrise; Rouen Cathedral series; London Parliament series; Water Lilies; Haystacks; Poplars |
| Art Movement | Impressionism |
| Spouses | Camille Doncieux (m. 1870; died 1879), Alice Hoschedé (m. 1892; died 1911) |
| Children | Jean, Michel |
| Patrons | Gustave Caillebotte, Ernest Hoschedé, Georges Clemenceau, Sergei Shchukin |
| Influences | Eugène Boudin (introduced him to plein air painting) |
| Key Themes | Nature, light, and the changing seasons |
| Early Life | Raised in Le Havre, Normandy; lost his mother at age of 16 |
| Career Highlights | Co-founded the Impressionist movement; known for plein-air landscape painting |
| Living in Giverny | Lived in Giverny from 1883; created a vast garden and water-lily pond, which inspired many paintings |
| Famous Series | Haystacks (1890–1891), Rouen Cathedral (1892–1894), Water Lilies (late works) |
| Later Life and Legacy | Regained fame and popularity in the second half of the 20th century; considered one of the world’s most famous painters and a precursor to modernism |
