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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. 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>

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> At Le Havre he met [[Johan Barthold Jongkind]].

== Artistic Career ==

== Artistic Career ==