Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) is the superstar of Impressionism.
Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) is the superstar of Impressionism. Why? Certainly, because he was the most productive, the most extroverted (he knew everyone), the most inspiring and the most inspired. His multiform work is without a doubt the most representative of the movement. It corresponds to the standards of impressionism as we understand them today: break with academism, subjective apprehension of the subject, outdoor painting, use of bright colors, dilution of shapes and outlines...