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books easyto consult, they
are divided into three areas In search of a style Monet's influences
that are identifiable by side 8 Theyoung 18 Theyoungartist
bands: yellow for the pages caricaturist 20 Conflicting ideas
devoted to the life and 10 Anew freedom 22 Studio Corner
works ofthe artist, light of expression 24 The scandalous
blue for the historical 12 Caricatures Manet
and cultural background, 14 Newideas in an 26 From Gleyre to the Salon
and pinkforthe analysis industrial Europe 28 Atumultuous decade
of majorworks. Each spread 30 Le Dejeuner surl'Herbe
focuses on a specifictheme, 32 Mixed fortunes
with an introductorytext 34 Innovationsand exhibitions
and several annotated 36 Women in the Garden
illustrations. The index 38 The dailypursuit
section isalso illustrated ofperfection
and gives background 40 Warand revolt
information on key 42 LaGrenouiilere
figures and the location
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Index
Water Lilies Index
118 Aboundless energy 134 Index ofplaces
120 Warand 136 Indexofpeople
change
122 Astubbornoldman
124 BauhausandArtDeco
126 The lastworks
Page Two: 128 Milestones
Photograph of Monet and frivolities
taken by Nadar. 130 Monet's legacy
The Argenteuil years The Giverny years New challenges
46 Stabilityand harmony 70 New 100 The magicofGiverny
48 The cities change travels 102 The turn ofthe century
50 Impression, 72 Aprogressive 104 Vetheuil
Sunrise 106 Paintings ofVenice
spirit
52 The birth of 74 Three Fishing Boats 108 The avant-garde
Impressionism beckons
76 Beloved nature
54 The Impressionist 78 The end of 110 TheWater LilyPond
Group 112 Success and
the 1880s
56 Bridge atArgenteuil, disappointment
Paintingat
GreyDay Antibes 114 Afrenzied newcentury
58 Success in 82 Poplars and haystacks
adversity Anew
60 An eraofchange
sensibility
62 The Gare
The northern light
Saint-Lazare
People and ideas
64 Sadness at
ofthe 1890s
Vetheuil
Rouen Cathedral
66 "LaVieModerne" 92 Anewobsession
94 The centurycloses
Water LilyPond,
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1840-1858
In search of a style
1840-1858
The young caricaturist
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'laude-Oscar Monet was born
on November 14, 1840, in Paris, at number 45 rue Lafitte.
His fatherwas a shopkeeper and in 1845 the family moved
to Le Havre, a busy port on the Normandy coast. Much of
his childhood from then on was spent in the countryside
and near the sea, under the open skies and in continuaHy
changing climate and light conditions. After leaving school, the Claude Monet, Studio
young Monet enjoyed his first taste of artistic success. A self- Comer, 1861, Musee
d'Orsay, Paris. This is
confident youth, he drew many caricatures of the citizens of Le
an impressive still life in
Havre between 1856 and 1858, which were first displayed in an the manner of Courbet.
artist's materials shopand soldwell. Here he methis first mentor,
Eugene Boudin, avirtually unknown artist who ran the shop and
Below, left: Claude
encouraged him in life painting; the boy produced a series of Monet, EugeneBoudin
small, realistically painted canvases depicting scenes from the Worl<ing atLe Havre,
area surrounding Le Havre. Boudin suggested he abandon 1857, Private Collection.
caricature altogether and, instead, "study, learn to see and to
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draw, to paint, to create landscapes". Later, Monet would recall
NotaryLeonMarchon,
that Boudin "lifted aveil from his eyes", helping him to appreciate 1855-56, Musee
his natural surroundings. Marmottan, Pans.
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