Looking Into Claude Monet S Life and Work in France Essay

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Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France and he died on December 5, 1926. Though his father wanted him to go into business, his mother believed in his artistic abilities and backed him up. He had a remarkable career in art although he did have setbacks. This paper reviews his life and his skills as an artist.

The Young Claude Monet

It is clear from several biographies of Monet that he really didn't show a lot of interest in academics, and he wasn't very fond of classroom situations. In 1845 (he was 5 years old) Monet and his family moved to Le Have, a town by the Atlantic Ocean in the Normandy region of France. The ocean was a draw for him -- "He was more interested in being outside" than inside studying -- and his talent began to be shown when he drew caricatures of his teachers in his schoolbooks (biography.com). Author Sean Connolly writes in his book, Claude Monet, that Monet's aunt saw his caricatures of teachers and friends and strongly suggested he " ... study drawing with a local artist," which ultimately can be seen as his "entrance into the world of fine art" (Connolly, 2004).

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He moved to Paris to get deeper into painting in 1859; he enrolled in Academie Suisse where he met fellow painter Camille Pissarro. From 1861 to 1862 Monet served in the French military but was given an honorable discharge for health reasons, and he returned to Paris where he met Auguste Renoir. His big break was in 1865, when he " ... won acceptance to the Salon," and showed two of his paintings (biography.com). Things did not go well for Monet even though his artwork was beginning to be recognized; he married a much younger woman, Camille Doncieux, who also served as a muse and a subject for him to paint. Their son Jean was born in 1867, which should have been a happy time, but Monet " ... was in dire financial straits" and his father refused to help him financially which hurt as well. He was so depressed about the lack of finances, he tried to drown himself in the Seine River, but, in hindsight, fortunately he failed in his suicide attempt (biography.com).

Meanwhile after the high democratic hopes of the 1848 Revolutions " ... had been shattered," Monet.....

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