Claude Monet Introduced French Impressionist Painting
Claude Monet was born an artist. When he was young, he was known for his charcoal caricatures. He also took his drawing lessons under Jacques Francois Ochard, a former student of Jacques-Louis David. When he was fifteen, he met a fellow artist in the person of Eugene Boudin. Boudin became Monet’s mentor in using oil paint. He also taught him outdoor techniques for painting known as “en plein air.”
Claude Monet was considered to be the most distinguished member among impressionists. He was a founder of French Impressionist painting. He studied under Charles Gleyre. His students included American Impressionists like Theodore Butler, Theodore Robinson, and Lilla Cabot Perry.
Monet died at the age of 86 because of lung cancer. His popular home and garden with its waterlily pond was turned over to the French Academy of Fine Arts in 1966. All of Monet’s collection is preserved up until now for educational and historical purposes.
