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Artist Claude Monet

"When the paintings of the Impressionists first appeared publicly in the 1870s, they created an entirely new type of exhibition picture small, informal in composition, freely and spontaneously painted, showing everyday scenes treated in clear bright colour. More than any other single artist, Claude Monet was the creator of this new idea of painting. Monet was born in Paris in 1840 but his family settled in Le Havre shortly afterwards, where the River Seine meets the sea, and his lifelong obsession as an artist was established. He met Boudin and Pissarro before completing a year's military service in Algeria in 1861. Monet was lucky in that his father recognised his artistic talents, bought him out of the army and sent him to Paris to study. Four years later he held his first exhibition at the Paris Salon and he had also met Renoir, Bazille and Sisley in Gleyre's studio, as well as establishing a friendship with Manet. The 1870s saw a period of peaceful home life with his new wife and children whilst Monet contributed to the first Impressionist Exhibition. This

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Monet and the Côte d’Azur: A story of love and light

Marianne Mathieu, curator of the exhibition about the painter and the Principality, was the guest at the Rendez-Vous Culturels (Cultural Conferences) at the Hôtel Métropole.

From 8 July to 3 September, the Grimaldi Forum will be hosting a truly exceptional exhibition: “Monet en Pleine Lumière.” (Monet in Full Light)

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An exhibition that is dedicated to the Impressionist painter, designed by Marianne Mathieu, a Monaco-born art historian who is deeply passionate about Impressionism, and Monet in particular.

Having fallen in love “by chance” with the painter, born in 1840, the exhibition’s curator was invited by the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo to give a foretaste of what the public will see in July, and to describe the ties between the artist and the French Riviera and Monaco.

Monet came to the Riviera for the first time 140 years ago.

“This was an opportunity: the anniversary of Monet’s first stay in Monaco,” says Marianne Mathieu. Claude Monet discovered the

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With over one hundred works from all over the world, the exhibition is one of the most extensive monographs on Claude Monet this decade, and undoubtedly the most audacious.

It has become a time-honoured and much-beloved tradition: every summer, the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco mounts an exhibition that rivals the world’s greatest museums. This year, the spotlight is on Claude Monet (1840-1926) – or more specifically, on one of his favourite motifs: the unique light and vibrant beauty of the Côte d’Azur. And less than a month after its opening, the show is already a visitor magnet, attracting over 50,000 art lovers just within the first couple of week. The exhibition will run through September 3, 2023.

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Aptly titled “Monet En Pleine Lumière” (“Monet in Full Light”), the exhibition explores the artist’s sojourns on the Riviera from his first visit in 1883 upon invitation of his friend Pierre-August Renoir, who on that occasion also introduced him to Paul Cézanne. Like many fellow artists, Monet drew inspiration from travel, and would be