Claude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting. He was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. Monet himself was enchanted by the vitality of outdoor settings as shown in many of his works.

Claude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting. He was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. Monet himself was enchanted by the vitality of outdoor settings as shown in many of his works.