Monet
His work started a major artistic movement in France during the late 19th century and still today his painting are revered across the world by people of all ages. Claude Monet's distinctive style of using small strokes of color to simulate light became known as Impressionism. The name comes from one of his most famous paintings, Impression: Sunrise, which was completed in 1872. Monet was born November 14, 1840 in Paris. Struggling with poverty, his family moved a few years later to the coastal city of Le Havre. This is where Monet developed his love for the outdoors and began to study with Eugene Boudin, one of the biggest influences on his painting. Boudin introduced him to him to the absurd concept of "open-air" painting. At the age of 16, after his mother's death, Mo
The year 1870 brought along big changes in Monet's life. To escape the Franco-Prussian War, he left Camille, now his wife, and son and fled to London. In 1871 and 1872, he painted canals, boats, and windmills in Holland. This is when he painted one of his most famous works Impression: Sunrise. During the next few years, he returned to Paris and the height of the Impressionist movement was reached. net moved to Paris to pursue his painting career. During this time, he was introduced to a woman named Camille Pissarro, who would later become the subject of many of his painting as well as his wife. His family was so opposed to his decision to be an artist, they even offered to buy him out of military service if he gave up his studies and came back home. He of course did not acce
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