Claude Monet was a famous artist. He painted many works of art that are in famous museums today. He lived at a time when there were wars and hardships. Claude Monet has inspired millions of artists.

He lived from 1840 until 1926.

Claude Monet is my hero because I like his art.

To be able to become the artist that he was with all the problems he faced took a lot of ambition and talent. He has inspired me to draw and try art, and because of that.Claude Monet is one of my heroes.

Claude Monet was born on November 14.1840 in Paris.

When he was five years old he and his family moved to Le Havre.

When Monet was 17.his mother died. The year after.Monet met an artist named Eugene Boudin. Monet went to the Swiss Academy, continuing to devote his life to his art. Monet met a woman named Gaudibert who admired his art.

She was one of the first to recognize his artistic abilities.

In 1867.while Monet was at an art event in Sainte-Adresse, his first son was born. Monet was 27.and he had to be away much of the time to promote his art. All through his life he had to work hard. People did not buy his art at the start. He had to move his family many times, but he still painted. In 1870.Monet married Camille-Lйonie Doncieux, the woman who gave birth to his first son. After the death of his wife, he moved the family to Poissy. Not many people bought his work and Monet remained poor. So, in 1883 Monet moved the family again to a house he rented at Giverny. He died in 1926 at the age of 86.

At Giverny he started going to more exhibitions and his work became more popular.

He earned more money and was able to buy the house.

He fixed up the house to include gardens and a Japanese bridge. His yard became the subject for some of his most famous paintings.

He still painted, though his eyes got worse.

He lived at Giverny a total of 43 years during which time his second wife and his older son died. When I was young my mom bought me a set about the artist.Monet, who was one of her favorites.

There was a giant pop-up house you could make duplicating his house and gardens.

You could look inside the house to see where he had paintings.

You could also watch a video movie about him. My mom bought me a poster of his Water Lilies, which I have on my wall over my bed. I love the colors and the fact that when you look at it, you have to stand at a distance to really understand what he was painting.

Up close it may look only like blotches of paint, but as you move back you can enjoy the scene.

When I read the biography I appreciated his life even more, knowing he overcame so many obstacles.

A hero to me is a person who inspires people.

Monet had inner strength, was hardworking, and imaginative.

He also brought new ideas to the art world. Because of all of this.Monet is my hero and a hero in the art world.

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