UlaSeniman #4: Claude Monet
*Post ini ditulis menggunakan bahasa Inggris Claude Monet The Imperial of Impressionism “For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment.” -Claude Monet Monet was born by the name Oscar-Claude Monet on November 14 th , 1840 in Paris, France. He was the second son of the couple Claude Adolphe Monet, a tradesman who opened a grocery store and Louise Justine Aubrée Monet who was a singer. Little Oscar (his parents’ given nickname) spent his childhood in Le Havre, Normandy, where his father’s store is located in. At the age of 15, he already managed to sell his own paintings. He started this by drawing caricatures using charcoal, which then being sold for around 10-12 francs each. Living as a student in Le Havre secondary school of the arts, Monet then met Eugène Boudin. He taught him to use oil paint and “en plein air” technique, which simply means painting outdoors. Unfortunately, in 1857, his mother passed away. He left school and lived ...
