The trend of Impressionism began with a famous painting by Claude Monet entitled "Impression, Sunrise".
Claude Monet was a famous painter born in Paris, France. Moreover, he lived during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Monet is considered the founder of French Impressionism since even the name of this movement comes from one of his most famous works: "Impression, Sunrise". This painting was presented in 1874 in the "Exhibition of the Impressionists".