The trend of Impressionism began with a famous painting by Claude Monet entitled "Impression, Sunrise".
<u>Claude Monet was a famous painter born in Paris, France</u>. Moreover, he lived during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. <u>Monet is considered the founder of French Impressionism</u> 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".