35 moments

1. Birth at rue Laffitte

   1840-11-14 · 45 rue Laffitte, Paris, France

   

   Monet was born in Paris at 45 rue Laffitte, in what is now the 9th arrondissement. Coordinates identify the documented birth address.

2. Family move to Le Havre

   1845-01-01 · Le Havre, Normandy, France

   Monet moved with his family to Le Havre, Normandy, where he was raised and began his artistic education.

3. Enrollment at Le Havre art school

   1851-04-01 · Le Havre, Normandy, France

   

   Monet entered Le Havre secondary school of the arts, an early institutional step in his artistic training. The school building is not specified; coordinates represent Le Havre.

4. First Paris residence

   1859-04-01 · Hôtel du Nouveau Monde, Place du Havre, Paris, France

   

   Monet arrived in Paris for his first extended stay and lodged at the Hôtel du Nouveau Monde near Place du Havre. Coordinates represent Place du Havre; the historic hotel site is not independently geocoded here.

5. Study at Académie Suisse

   1860-01-01 · Académie Suisse, Île de la Cité, Paris, France

   

   Monet attended the Académie Suisse on the Île de la Cité, where he met Camille Pissarro. The month is qualified as probable; date is therefore recorded at year precision.

6. Army conscription drawing

   1861-03-02 · Le Havre, Normandy, France

   

   Monet was drawn for military conscription at Le Havre before enlisting in the Chasseurs d'Afrique.

7. Arrival to join regiment in Algeria

   1861-06-01 · Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria

   

   Monet crossed to Algeria to join the 1st Regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique at Mustapha. Mustapha is represented by the historic Mustapha/Belouizdad area of Algiers.

8. Convalescence with aunt at Sainte-Adresse

   1862-01-01 · Sainte-Adresse, Normandy, France

   After contracting typhoid, Monet returned from military service to recuperate with his aunt Jeanne Lecadre at Sainte-Adresse, where he again met Eugène Boudin. The return is specified as occurring during the summer; date is recorded at year precision.

9. Return to Paris and Gleyre's studio

   1862-12-01 · 70 rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris, France

   

   After discharge from the army, Monet returned to Paris and enrolled in Charles Gleyre's studio at the École impériale des beaux-arts.

10. Stay at Sainte-Adresse

    1867-01-01 · Sainte-Adresse, Normandy, France

    Facing financial and personal pressure, Monet left Paris and stayed at his aunt's house in Sainte-Adresse, where he concentrated on painting. The source places the move earlier in 1867 but does not provide a precise date.

11. Move to Étretat with Camille

    1868-01-01 · Étretat, Normandy, France

    With assistance from collector Louis-Joachim Gaudibert, Monet reunited with Camille Doncieux and moved to Étretat. The date is derived from the immediately preceding 1867 account.

12. Exile in London during the Franco-Prussian War

    1870-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Monet and his family lived in London during the Franco-Prussian War, where he met Paul Durand-Ruel and encountered British art closely. The source gives a wartime residence spanning 1870–1871; date is recorded at year precision.

13. Settlement at Argenteuil

    1871-01-01 · Argenteuil, Île-de-France, France

    

    After exile, Monet's family moved to Argenteuil, which became a major base for his painting of the Seine and its environs.

14. Argenteuil house lease

    1874-01-01 · Argenteuil, Île-de-France, France

    

    Monet leased a newly built Argenteuil house whose garden became a central motif in his later years there. The exact house address is not supplied; coordinates represent Argenteuil.

15. Move to Vétheuil

    1878-01-01 · Vétheuil, Île-de-France, France

    

    Monet moved to Vétheuil with Camille and their children, sharing a house with Ernest Hoschedé's family amid worsening financial and family circumstances. The move occurred in autumn 1878; date is recorded at year precision.

16. Move to Poissy

    1881-12-01 · Poissy, Île-de-France, France

    

    After the Vétheuil landlady declined to renew his tenancy, Monet moved with Alice Hoschedé and her children to Poissy.

17. Return to Étretat

    1883-01-01 · Étretat, Normandy, France

    Monet returned to Étretat during a difficult personal period shortly before establishing his permanent home at Giverny.

18. Settlement at Giverny

    1883-04-29 · Claude Monet's House and Gardens, Giverny, France

    

    Monet moved into a rented house at Giverny near Vernon. It became the permanent home of the Monet family and the principal setting of his late work. Coordinates identify Monet's documented Giverny house and gardens.

19. Italian Riviera journey to Genoa

    1883-12-01 · Genoa, Liguria, Italy

    

    Monet and Auguste Renoir left Paris by train for a short painting journey along the Italian Riviera to Genoa.

20. Stop at L'Estaque

    1883-12-01 · L'Estaque, Marseille, France

    

    On the return journey from Italy, Monet and Renoir stopped at L'Estaque near Marseille to visit Paul Cézanne. The stop is placed on the late-December return journey.

21. Painting excursion to Dolceacqua

    1884-01-01 · Dolceacqua, Liguria, Italy

    During his Bordighera stay, Monet visited nearby Dolceacqua and painted its bridge. The visit occurred during the documented 18 January–5 April 1884 Bordighera stay; no more precise date is stated.

22. Painting stop at Menton

    1884-01-01 · Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    After leaving Bordighera, Monet stopped at Menton to paint Cap Martin during his return toward Giverny. The stop followed his early-1884 Bordighera stay; the exact date is not stated.

23. Painting stop at Monte Carlo

    1884-01-01 · Monte Carlo, Monaco

    On the return from Bordighera, Monet painted at Monte Carlo before travelling back to Giverny. The stop followed his early-1884 Bordighera stay; the exact date is not stated.

24. Extended Bordighera painting stay

    1884-01-18 · Bordighera, Liguria, Italy

    

    Monet stayed for nearly three months in Bordighera, producing thirty-eight paintings with local motifs and confronting Mediterranean light and vegetation. Card date marks the documented arrival date of a stay lasting until 5 April 1884.

25. Belle-Île residence and coastal painting

    1886-09-12 · Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, France

    Seeking new landscapes and atmospheric conditions, Monet stayed on Belle-Île and painted its demanding Atlantic coast. Coordinates represent the Port-Coton coast on Belle-Île; card date marks the documented arrival date.

26. Meeting John Singer Sargent at Giverny

    1887-01-01 · Claude Monet's House and Gardens, Giverny, France

    

    At his Giverny home, Monet met John Singer Sargent; the two artists subsequently influenced one another. The immediately preceding text identifies Monet's house as the meeting place.

27. Work on Rouen Cathedral series

    1892-01-01 · Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France

    Monet rented a room opposite Rouen Cathedral's western façade, where he worked on multiple canvases as the light changed. Coordinates identify Rouen Cathedral; the rented room's exact address is not specified.

28. Continued Rouen Cathedral work

    1893-01-01 · Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France

    Monet returned to the rented vantage point opposite Rouen Cathedral's western façade to continue the cathedral series. Coordinates identify Rouen Cathedral; the rented room's exact address is not specified.

29. First Savoy Hotel stay

    1899-09-01 · Savoy Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

    Monet made a six-week London stay with Alice and Germaine Hoschedé, working from a suite at the Savoy Hotel overlooking the Thames.

30. Second Savoy Hotel stay

    1900-02-01 · Savoy Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Monet returned to the Savoy Hotel for a further London painting stay, working on Thames subjects. The source gives a February–March 1900 stay; card date marks its opening month.

31. Third Savoy Hotel stay

    1901-01-01 · Savoy Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Monet returned to the Savoy Hotel for his third documented turn-of-the-century London stay, which ended early because of pleurisy. The source gives a January–March 1901 stay; card date marks its opening month.

32. Venice arrival and Palazzo Barbaro stay

    1908-10-01 · Palazzo Barbaro, Venice, Italy

    Monet and Alice arrived in Italy for a three-month Venice stay, initially lodging at Palazzo Barbaro before relocating to the Hotel Britannia. The Palazzo Barbaro was the initial Venice lodging; card date is the documented arrival in Italy.

33. Four-day stay with Renoir at Cagnes

    1908-12-01 · Cagnes-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    

    While returning from Venice, Monet and Alice broke their journey to stay with Renoir at Cagnes for four days. The exact dates in December are not stated.

34. Ophthalmological consultation in London

    1913-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    As his eyesight worsened, Monet travelled to London to consult the ophthalmologist Richard Liebreich. The doctor's consulting address is not specified; coordinates represent central London.

35. Death at Giverny

    1926-12-05 · Giverny, Normandy, France

    

    Monet died of lung cancer at Giverny, where he had lived and worked for more than four decades. The exact death address is not supplied; coordinates represent Giverny and Monet's home area.