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He was married to Julia Vellay; they had seven children.

Camille Pissaro

In 1859, Monet moved to Paris to pursue his art. There, he was strongly influenced by the paintings of Barbizone school and enrolled as a student at Academia Suisse. During this time,Monet met Fellow Artist Camille Pissaro, who would become a close friend for many years.

Some artists from the time of Impressionism are:

-Edgar Degas

-Édouard Manet

-Armand Guillaumin

-Gustave Caillebotte

-Frédéric Bazille

-Camille Pissaro

-Alfred Sisley

-Paul Cézanne

-Berthe Morisot

-Pierre-Auguste Renoir