Monet
French Impressionism is credited to Claude Monet. He was born in 1840 and died in 1926. In fact, the term impressionism was the result of one of his paintings known as Impression, Sunrise. At the young age of 11 Monet was drawing caricatures for people to make some money for his family. His parents couldn’t believe that he as able to make hundreds of dollars per day with his artistic abilities. In 1957 he learned how to do oil painting from a friend who was also an artist.
Even though Monet clearly had talent in the arts, his family didn’t encourage him to pursue it. His family business was operating a grocery store. He was expected to help with it and to one day take over the business. His mother enjoyed singing as a way to make some extra money. When she died Monet decided to pursue his own dreams. He was only 16 at the time and his father sent him to live with his aunt due to his decision.
In 1861 Monet joined the military, and it was here that he would get to see a great deal of the world. He was first assigned to the area of Paris. He was committed to the military for seven years but only served a two year term. They allowed him out early in order to pursue a degree in art. He began his studies serious in the area of art in Paris in 1862. This paid off as by 1866 he was recognized for his piece called Camille which was a portrait of his wife.
There life together was a happy one, but not nearly long enough. Camille contracted tuberculosis in 1876 and suffered with it until her death in 1879. The family continued to just barely make ends meet and Monet had vowed to Camille that he would change this for their two children. He began working on paintings of various types of landscaping found in Paris.
While Monet continued to sale work in his life, it wasn’t until after his death that his work became worth so much. He was able to keep his promise to Camille and offer their children a good life. Monet died in 1926. In 2004 one of his paintings sold to a collector for more than $20 million. In August of 2007 one of his paintings was stolen from a museum. It continues to be out there somewhere in the hands of unknown people.
Even though Monet clearly had talent in the arts, his family didn’t encourage him to pursue it. His family business was operating a grocery store. He was expected to help with it and to one day take over the business. His mother enjoyed singing as a way to make some extra money. When she died Monet decided to pursue his own dreams. He was only 16 at the time and his father sent him to live with his aunt due to his decision.
In 1861 Monet joined the military, and it was here that he would get to see a great deal of the world. He was first assigned to the area of Paris. He was committed to the military for seven years but only served a two year term. They allowed him out early in order to pursue a degree in art. He began his studies serious in the area of art in Paris in 1862. This paid off as by 1866 he was recognized for his piece called Camille which was a portrait of his wife.
There life together was a happy one, but not nearly long enough. Camille contracted tuberculosis in 1876 and suffered with it until her death in 1879. The family continued to just barely make ends meet and Monet had vowed to Camille that he would change this for their two children. He began working on paintings of various types of landscaping found in Paris.
While Monet continued to sale work in his life, it wasn’t until after his death that his work became worth so much. He was able to keep his promise to Camille and offer their children a good life. Monet died in 1926. In 2004 one of his paintings sold to a collector for more than $20 million. In August of 2007 one of his paintings was stolen from a museum. It continues to be out there somewhere in the hands of unknown people.
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