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Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840. Monet’s family moved to La Havre, France in 1946. As a young man Monet displayed a natural talent for making caricatures. His friendship with local landscape artist Eugene Boudin was instrumental in Monet’s development as an artist. Boudin was a plein air painter who encouraged the young Monet to paint more landscapes. In order to train his eye as well as his hand Boudin took Monet outdoors to paint in front of nature. Monet would later describe the moment as a breakthrough that would set his destiny as a painter. Boudin was a mentor to Monet, teaching the young artist to see nature’s subtlety. more...
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