" Let the Little Thinkers add a little culture and humor to your life. Approx. 12" tall when standing. CLAUDE MONET, French painter and advocate of the Impressionist style of painting, Monet captured on canvas his spontaneous reaction to landscapes and outdoor events. Late in life Monet suffered from bad eyesight, but he rejected a pair of eyeglasses. 'If the world really looks like that,' he said, 'I will paint no more!'