Passage Five
Claude-OscarMonet(1840--1926)was a French
artist and a leading member of theImpressionist group of painters.Born in Paris,Monet spent his childhood in LeHavre.There he met a local artist,Eugene Boudin.Who encouraged him to becomea landscape painter.
In 1859,Monet went to Paris to study at the Academie Suisse.Between 1860 and 1862,Monet served in the army in Algeria(阿尔及利亚).He returned to Paris where he met most of the major artists of the era.In1870,Monet married Camille Doncieux.To escape the Franco-Prnssian war,theymoved to London Back to France,they settled at Argenteuil,aboating centre on the Seine(塞纳河)which drew manyother Impressionist painters.Working from nature was a particular symbol of theImpressionist movement,and one that Monet valued,reflecting in his paintingsthe ever-changing impact of light and weather conditions.
In 1872,he visited Le Havre where hepainted"An Impression,Sunrise".When exhibited in 1874,part of its titlewas used by a critic to label the whole movement"Impressionism".
Monet′s wife died in 1879,and he set up home with Alice Hoschede,the wife of one of hismost important sponsors.During the 1880s,Monet traveledthrough France painting a variety of landscapes.He gradually became better known and for the last 30years of his life he was regarded as the greatest of the Impressionists.
From 1890 he began to paint a series(系列)of pictures of one subject,including"Haystacks""Rouen Cathedral"and"Waterlilies".The latter were painted in the fine garden Monetcreated at his house at Giverny,where he lived from 1883 on.He painted themover and over again,most significantly in a seriesespecially for a museum in Paris.


What do we know about Monet′s lifesince 18907《》（）

A.He painted only for a museum in Paris.
B.He devoted himself to travelingoverseas.
C.He was influenced by Alice in hispainting style.
D.He focused on paintings of a particulartheme.