Claude Monet was a key figure in the Impressionist movement that transformed French painting in the second half of the nineteenth century. ... When he was twenty-two, Monet joined the Paris studio of the academic history painter Charles Gleyre. ... Impression: Sunrise 1873; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, one of Monet's contributions to this exhibition, drew particular scorn for the unfinished appearance of its loose handling and indistinct forms. ... Monet's painting was very large and could not be completed in time. ... During this time Monet painted various works of modern life. ...

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Through my exploration of Claude Monet's "Charing Cross Bridge," I learned that although my perception of the painting was shaped by my prior knowledge of the Impressionist movement, our concluding interpretations of art can never be absolute. The painter of my piece, Monet, was the known as the founder of the Impressionist Movement in art. ... And this, I relate, to my experience with Monet's "Charing Cross Bridge." When I first saw Monet's "Charing Cross Bridge" at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, I felt indifferent. ... I tried to find two contrasting pieces that appropri...

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His inner conflicts reflected on his art, and this can be examined through comparison with works of contemporary impressionist artist Monet, Northern-Renaissance artist Bosch, and Dutch period painter Rembrandt. ... On that matter, history reveals some similarities with his contemporary impressionist colleague Claude Monet: both were hard workers - working early and braving Nature no matter what the weather was -, sometimes choleric, and quite often discouraged. Even though Monet and Cézanne had different approaches and angles on painting in terms of Style (Cézanne being conside...

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