The middle class family Claude Monet was born into was average in every way. The son that was born into that middle class family was not average, but will be remembered in the art world for many years. He drew cartoons for his family and friends, and would get as much as $60 apiece for them. He did hundreds of these and gave the money to his aunt to hold for him. The day Monet accompanied …showed first 75 words of 537 total…

…showed last 75 words of 537 total…garden ready so he could paint the flowers in it was time well spent. He spent many hours painting his garden where a lot of famous paintings were produced. He died on December 5, 1926 of lung cancer in Giverny. Monet had worked his whole life to be able to paint light and nature as he saw them the moment he saw them. He did change the art world and the world as we see it forever.