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Claude Monet by himself, part 1 – A rebellious youth

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Self portrait with beret, by Claude Monet, 1886 First published 2017 By 1900, Claude Monet’s reputation was brilliant and his fame, immense. To celebrate a new exhibition of his work at the Durand-Ruel gallery, journalist Thiébault-Sisson asked the great man to tell the story of his life. Published on November 26, 1900 in

Claude Monet by himself, part 3 – Shocking the public ‘en plein air’

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Cart on the snow covered road with St Simeon farm 1865 (near Honfleur, Normandy) by Claude Monet age 24 First published December 2017 In the previous instalment Monet was disappointed with his tutor's traditional vies, but has made friends with fellow students Renoir, Sisley and Bazille... My story, by Claude Monet (part 3) I forgot

Claude Monet by himself, part 4 – The power of friendship

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Cliff walk at Pourville, 1882 by Claude Monet First published December 2017 In the previous instalment Monet begins to experiment in earnest, but his art is met with public derision... My story, by Claude Monet (part 4) One evening when I had stopped in the street in the midst of a band of onlookers

Claude Monet by himself, part 2 – “You will not have a sou!”

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A farmyard in Normandy 1863 by Claude Monet age 22. Painted the year after he left military service. In part 1 Claude Monet, a rebellious youth, told his father his wish to be an artist... My story, by Claude Monet (part 2) ‘You will not have a sou!’ ‘ I will do without it’ And

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