![]() ![]() That label-derived from Monet’s painting, Impression, Sunrise of 1874-stuck, and produced the moniker of “Impressionists” for the group. They had so much trouble getting their work exhibited that they created their own independent exhibition, which yielded only ridicule and a sarcastic label for the group of artists. In the 1860s, Monet joined a group of young artists who began to challenge the rules for making good paintings. Plein-air is French for “open air” and refers to paintings created outdoors. With a local reputation as a caricaturist, he attracted the interest of landscape painter Eugene Boudin, who introduced the young artist to plein-air painting. His father was a wholesale grocer, and after his mother died when he was 17, an aunt encouraged him in his efforts to become an artist. ![]() The most widely known French Impressionist and leader of that movement, Claude Monet was born in Paris and grew up on the Normandy coast. ![]()
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