Rejections The Woman in a Green Dress (1866) Monet became friends with several artists who would become well-known names during his time in the course, such as Alfred Sisley and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. His aunt was supportive of his artistic career, unlike his father, and was able to sponsor him in an advanced art course in Paris. Still in major disagreement with his father over his future, Monet moved out to live with his aunt, Marie-Jeanne Lecadre. Monet’s mother died the year after he began working on his landscapes. It was during this period that Monet first began to consider the use of light in his paintings seriously, inspired by the beautiful play of sunlight in Boudin’s maritime works. He taught Monet how to use oil paints to capture the scenery as it appeared, rather than work tedious hours from various sketches and memory on minutely refined landscapes as was the custom. Boudin was a pioneer in the then-new art of painting en plein air, and he felt that the young Monet showed much promise. He came into frequent clashes with his father over his art- the latter wanted him to focus more on his classes and join the family business, while Monet had little interest in ship-chandling and being a grocer.Īs he persisted in selling his drawings, the artworks caught the eye of Eugene Boudin. From there, the young and enterprising Monet went on to create charcoal caricatures of his teachers and fellow students, which he then sold at ten to twenty francs each at a local shop. Monet received his first formal lessons in art through Jacques-François Ouchard, who was a teacher at his school and also formerly a student of the famous Neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David. Growing up, Monet loved art- a passion that was most likely fueled by his artistic mother, who had herself been a competent artist in various fields. His father Adolphe Claude Monet was a businessman, and his mother Louise Aubreé had been a singer before her marriage. Oscar-Claude Monet was born 18 November 1840 in Paris. Claude Monet: Early Life Self Portrait in Beret (1886)
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