... 14, 1840, Paris, Fr.--d. Dec. 5, 1926, Giverny) . French painter, initiator, leader, and unswerving advocate of the Impressionist style. ... Early works , Sainte-Adresse, near Le Havre 1840-1872 . ... Last years . Monet, Claude (1840-1926). ... From 1871 to 1878 Monet lived at Argenteuil, a village on the Seine near Paris, and here were painted some of the most joyous and famous works of the Impressionist movement, not only by Monet, but by his visitors Manet , Renoir and Sisley. ...