In 1959, Adolphe Monet, the artist's father, gave his son money for a trip to Paris.
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Photo: Parents of Claude Monet.
In the capital, a young artist on the advice of Haman Gauthier and Constantin Troyon, carefully studying the "Salon, attends classes at the Academy Suisse, where he met Camille Pissarro.
In 1860, nineteen-Claude was called up for military service in Algeria, but in 1862, transfer to the reserve due to illness (typhus), returned to Le Havre. This summer, took his acquaintance with the Dutch artist Jan Bartholdy Yongkindom, who became his second teacher.
Of the early works of Claude Monet:
- "Still life with pheasant", 1861, 76 x 62.5 cm, Museum of Arts, Rouen.
- Angle atelier, 1861, 182 x 127 cm, Museum d'Orsay, Paris.
- "Trophy Hunting", 1862, 104 x 75 cm, Musee Fabre.