... in his painting, particularly outdoor and natural art. When Monet was 26, his first son was born, Jean Monet. In 1868, Monet tried to comit suicide, the reasons are still unknown. Monet's second son Michel was born in 1878. In 1907 Monet began to experience problems with his eyesight. Seven years on, Jean, Monet's eldest son died. From 1916 to 1926, Monet worked on the water lilies series. They were displayed in the museum of the 'Orangey' in Paris. During the time when he painted the water lilies, Monet was nearly blind, and had an operation to remove the cataract in one eye which did improve his sight. Monet painted right until the end in 1926 when he was struck by lung cancer. He was buried in a simple ceremony in a cemetery in Giverny. Finding this history of Monet made me fully realise how difficult Monet's life must have ...

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