Monet moved with his family to Le Havre when he was about five years old. He did his military service in Algeria in 1861-1862, which may have influenced his later choice to paint mainly landscapes.
Monet started painting with Charles Gleyre in Paris. In 1867 he lived with Renoir at Frédéric Bazille. In the following years he shared a studio in Paris with Bazille. From probably 1865, Monet had a relationship with Camille Doncieux. In 1867 their first son, Jean, was born in Paris. The couple married in the summer of 1870. They spent their honeymoon in Trouville, but because of the war between France and Prussia, they fled to London.
Hello I am 56 years old and live in Delft.
Photography is for me a representation of a feeling.In 2002 I photographed with a nikon FM.Now there is more "time" the "eye" is back in the active mode. Have a lot of fun!..
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