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[[Image:Claude Monet.jpg|thumb|left|Claude Monet by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]]]

[[Image:Claude Monet.jpg|thumb|left|Claude Monet by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]]]

Monet first became known in Normandy for his charcoal caricatures. In 1856 at Le Havre, Monet met an artist named [[Eugene Boudin]] who encouraged him to paint outdoors, try oil paint and pastels, and make nature his subject. Claude Monet completed his first painting in 1858 entitled ''View from Rouelles.'' <ref> [http://www.accents-n-art.com/artists/claude-monet-biography.html Claude Monet Biography and Monet Prints on Canvas Art Gallery.] </ref> Next year, Monet entered ''Atelier Suisse'' in Paris where he first studied painting. In 1860 he spent two years in compulsory military service in [[Algiers]], until he became ill and returned to France. <ref> http://www.artofmonet.com </ref>

Monet first became known in Normandy for his charcoal caricatures. In 1856 at Le Havre, Monet met an artist named [[Eugene Boudin]] who encouraged him to paint outdoors, try oil paint and pastels, and make nature his subject. Claude Monet completed his first painting in 1858 entitled ''View from Rouelles.'' <ref> [http://www.accents-n-art.com/artists/claude-monet-biography.html Claude Monet Biography and Monet Prints on Canvas Art Gallery.] </ref> Next year, Monet entered ''Atelier Suisse'' in Paris where he first studied painting. There he met [[Camille Pissarro]]. In 1860 he spent two years in compulsory military service in [[Algiers]], until he became ill and returned to France. <ref> http://www.artofmonet.com </ref>

== Artistic Career ==

== Artistic Career ==

[[Image:Monet Impressionsunrise.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Impression, Sunrise; Impression, Soleil Levant, 1872.]]

[[Image:Monet Impressionsunrise.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Impression, Sunrise; Impression, Soleil Levant, 1872.]]

In 1862, he entered the studio of [[Charles Gleyre]] in Paris where he became friend with painters who would also become known as impressionists, [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Paul Cezanne]], [[Renoir]], [[Edgar Degas|Degas]], [[Alfred Sisley|Sisley]], and [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]].  

In 1862, he entered the studio of [[Charles Gleyre]] in Paris where he became friend with painters who would also become known as impressionists, [[Renoir]], [[Alfred Sisley|Sisley]], and [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]]. He also met [[Paul Cezanne]], and [[Edgar Degas|Degas]].

In 1867 his first child, a son named Jean, was born to Monet and his girlfriend Camille-Léonie Doncieux. They were married 3 years later, in 1870. Between 1870 and 1871, Monet studied the works of [[John Constable]] and [[William Turner]] in London. There he met the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel who later sponsored some of his exhibitions. His second child, a son, Michel, was born in 1878. At that time Monet faced continuing financial difficulties and moved in with his former patron Ernest Hoschedé. Monet's wife Camille died of tuberculosis in 1879, and Monet and his children continued to live in the Hoschedé household.   

In 1867 his first child, a son named Jean, was born to Monet and his girlfriend Camille-Léonie Doncieux. They were married 3 years later, in 1870. Between 1870 and 1871, Monet studied the works of [[John Constable]] and [[William Turner]] in London. There he met the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel who later sponsored some of his exhibitions. His second child, a son, Michel, was born in 1878. At that time Monet faced continuing financial difficulties and moved in with his former patron Ernest Hoschedé. Monet's wife Camille died of tuberculosis in 1879, and Monet and his children continued to live in the Hoschedé household.