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== 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,  [[Renoir]], [[Alfred Sisley|Sisley]], and [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]]. He also met [[Paul Cezanne]], and [[Edgar Degas|Degas]].

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]]. Leaving the studio of the famous Gleyre he took an studio which he shared with Bazille.

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.