Claude Monet updated Tue Aug 28 2007 10:50 pm CDT
In 1870, to escape the Franco-Prussian war, Monet went to London and was joined there by Lucien Pissarro. Together the two went to the National Gallery and studied the works of Turner and Constable. Monet returned to Paris via Holland, and in 1872 he went back to LeHavre where he painted “An Impression, Sunrise“-
Claude Monet created some of the most beautiful, romantic artwork in history. In photos, Monet doesn’t appear to be the type of man to paint such bucolic scenes as water lilies, sunrises and garden bridges. Read more..
