Born in Paris in 1840, Claude Monet developed a love of drawing in his youth. At the age of 19, he became strongly influenced by the works of painters in the Barbizon School and studied at the Academie Suisse. At an exhibition in 1874, Monet’s paintings were insultingly dubbed “Impression,” due to his celebration of light and form over realism. The term stuck and so did the public’s love affair with this influential artist. This one-day course will survey the works and innovations of one of the most important painters of the 20th century.
