Claude Monet
Claude Monet, born Claude Oscar Monet on November 14, 1840 in Paris France to his parents Claude—Adolphe and Louise—Justine Aubree. Monet’s father was a grocery store owner and his mother was a singer. Monet was the younger of two sons; therefore his father hoped that he would continue the family grocer business. Monet declared his love of art and his hopes of living life as an artist and his father allowed his wishes.
Monet began studying at the age of eleven at the Le Havre school of the arts and began selling charcoal paintings to the locals in the area. After a few years Monet met Eugene Boudin, who taught him how to master oil paints and how to use various techniques in his paintings.
Monet was never one to follow trends, while young painters were copying the works of old great artists; Monet was over by a window painting the view he saw. This caused Monet to stand out to other painters, bringing him closer to him and many becoming friends.
Being the founder of the Impressionist Movement in France, Monet consistently painted in that style. Impression: Sunrise was the painting Monet used to start the movement and what the movement was named after. His more famous works of art are including
Impression: Sunrise are, his Water lilies series which he completed before his death and his Japanese Bridge paintings that he painted various views of.