Claude MonetClaude Monet

•• 18401840--1926 (86)1926 (86)•• Paris, FranceParis, France•• Impressionism: impression, sunrise (1873)Impressionism: impression, sunrise (1873)

ImpressionismImpressionism

•• ImpressionismImpressionism was a 19thwas a 19th--century century art movementart movement that that began as a loose association of began as a loose association of ParisParis--based based artistsartists exhibitingexhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. The name of their art publicly in the 1860s. The name of the movement is derived from the title of a the movement is derived from the title of a Claude Claude MonetMonet work, work, Impression, SunriseImpression, Sunrise (Impression, (Impression, soleilsoleil levantlevant)), which provoked the critic , which provoked the critic Louis LeroyLouis Leroy to to coincoin the the term in a satiric review published in term in a satiric review published in Le CharivariLe Charivari..

•• Characteristics of Impressionist painting include visible Characteristics of Impressionist painting include visible brush strokes, open brush strokes, open compositioncomposition, emphasis on , emphasis on lightlight in its in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ofpassage of time), ordinary subject matter, the inclusion time), ordinary subject matter, the inclusion of of movement movement as a crucial element of human perception as a crucial element of human perception and experience, and unusual visual angles.and experience, and unusual visual angles.

Impression, sunrise, 1872Impression, sunrise, 1872--33

Woman in a garden, 1867Woman in a garden, 1867

Lily garden, 1900 (60)Lily garden, 1900 (60)

Japanese footbridge at Japanese footbridge at givemygivemy, 1923 (83), 1923 (83)

Cataract problem: 1912 (72)Cataract problem: 1912 (72)

•• Jean Jean RebiereRebiere, MD, MD•• A Polack, MDA Polack, MD•• A A ValudeValude, MD, MD•• Victor Victor MoraxMorax, MD: Marie Curie, MD: Marie Curie•• Count Weiser, MDCount Weiser, MD•• Richard Richard LiebreichLiebreich, MD: atlas of ophthalmology, MD: atlas of ophthalmology•• Louis Borsch, MD: Mary Cassatt, James JoyceLouis Borsch, MD: Mary Cassatt, James Joyce•• Charles Charles CoutelaCoutela, MD, MD

Right eye surgery: 1923 (83)Right eye surgery: 1923 (83)

•• Preliminary Preliminary iridectomyiridectomy, then ECCE, then ECCE•• Nauseated and Nauseated and vomittedvomitted during the during the

operationoperation•• Letter to Dr Letter to Dr CoutelaCoutela: I am absolutely : I am absolutely

discouraged, cant see anything, black discouraged, cant see anything, black spots have bothered me, it is criminal to spots have bothered me, it is criminal to have put me in this situation have put me in this situation

Postoperative periodPostoperative period

•• The house seen from the rose garden The house seen from the rose garden (1923/83)(1923/83)

•• The blue work would have been made The blue work would have been made using the operated right eye, and the using the operated right eye, and the yellow canvas with the yellow canvas with the unoperatedunoperated left left eyeeye

The house seen from the rose garden, 1923(83)The house seen from the rose garden, 1923(83)

The house seen from the rose garden, 1923 (83)The house seen from the rose garden, 1923 (83)

Postoperative periodPostoperative period

•• Letter to Clemenceau: If I was condemned Letter to Clemenceau: If I was condemned to see nature as I see it now, Ito see nature as I see it now, I’’d prefer to d prefer to be blind and kept my memories of the be blind and kept my memories of the beauty Ibeauty I’’ve always seenve always seen

•• Letter to Letter to CoutelaCoutela: I am terribly sad and : I am terribly sad and discouraged, life is a torture for me discouraged, life is a torture for me

Monet in straw hat and glasses, 1926 (86)Monet in straw hat and glasses, 1926 (86)

Claude MonetClaude Monet

•• Monet painted almost to the day of his Monet painted almost to the day of his death in Dec 1926. The 86death in Dec 1926. The 86--yearyear--old artist old artist had been a chronic smoker, and he died had been a chronic smoker, and he died of chronic COPD and cancer of the lungof chronic COPD and cancer of the lung