Claude Monet’s early life was filled with a restless desire to find himself. At only the age of 16 years old, he lost his mother. His father worked unsuccessfully and Claude struggled for money. In an effort to find himself and to help his family with money, Monet began to sell his caricature drawings at a local shop owned by a man named Eugene Boudin. Boudin was a driving force for Monet and introduced the young boy to sketching the outside world. (“Monet: The Impressionists, with Tim Marlow,” director. Films Media Group, 1998, )
In the beginning, Monet was influenced by his need for financial independence, and then he became inspired by Boudin who showed him how to paint the outdoors. Monet’s paintings were a mix of realism, neo-classicism, and japonisme. Many people consider Monet’s paintings as the “forerunner of impressionism” (“Monet: The Impressionists, with Tim Marlow,” director. Films Media Group, 1998) …show more content…
While he did have some luck with selling his art, it was never a source of steady income for him. In fact, for most of his life, Monet was actually in debt and had to borrow money from his friends. Monet liked to live extravagantly and spent nearly every cent he got off of his commissions. (Story Contributors, The Art. "Claude Monet Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2016.) In the 1960’s things were not good for the artist. He had to travel back to his hometown and live with his family do to his financial instability. He had left his first wife in Paris since she was pregnant and his family wouldn't accept her. Due to his tense family life and lack of recognition, Monet actually tried to kill himself by drowning in a river. However, his wife Camilla nursed him back to health and he was well for a while, despite his lack of success as an artist. (“Monet: The Impressionists, with Tim Marlow,” director. Films Media Group,
In the beginning, Monet was influenced by his need for financial independence, and then he became inspired by Boudin who showed him how to paint the outdoors. Monet’s paintings were a mix of realism, neo-classicism, and japonisme. Many people consider Monet’s paintings as the “forerunner of impressionism” (“Monet: The Impressionists, with Tim Marlow,” director. Films Media Group, 1998) …show more content…
While he did have some luck with selling his art, it was never a source of steady income for him. In fact, for most of his life, Monet was actually in debt and had to borrow money from his friends. Monet liked to live extravagantly and spent nearly every cent he got off of his commissions. (Story Contributors, The Art. "Claude Monet Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2016.) In the 1960’s things were not good for the artist. He had to travel back to his hometown and live with his family do to his financial instability. He had left his first wife in Paris since she was pregnant and his family wouldn't accept her. Due to his tense family life and lack of recognition, Monet actually tried to kill himself by drowning in a river. However, his wife Camilla nursed him back to health and he was well for a while, despite his lack of success as an artist. (“Monet: The Impressionists, with Tim Marlow,” director. Films Media Group,