French painter, founder of French Impressionist painting Oscar-Claude Monet was born, November 14, 1840 in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. ❦ Along with his friends Renoir, Sisley and Bazille, he was the founder of French Impressionist painting and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein … Continue reading Oscar-Claude Monet [1840-1926]