There is usually one and the same answer to those questions 'Why did XXX become an artist?' Because they felt they had the talent and the urge. It is as simple as that!
Renoir. A painting of Camile Monet, wife of Claude Monet
The Impressionists
Monet was born in November of 1840, he started at the Secondary school or arts in in April 1851. During this time he began to paint and use charcoal on his studies. He also received art lessons from Jacques-Louis David at this time. Many of his paintings were painted around 1870-1874.
Impressionism originated in the late 19th century, with its roots generally traced to the 1860s in France. The movement gained prominence during the 1870s and 1880s, challenging traditional artistic conventions by focusing on light, color, and everyday scenes. The name "Impressionism" itself comes from Claude Monet's painting "Impression, Sunrise," exhibited in 1874.
Impressionists in 1874 opened an exhibition at the studio of a photographer.The exhibition contained a painting by Monet titled "Impression: sunrise. For one of the critics this was a funny title and so he called all this group of painters "impressionists". With this he meant that these painters did not have enough knowledge about art but felt that the impression of a moment is sufficient to call painting.This name was not removed anymore and his "funny" meaning was soon forgotten .
Renoir. A painting of Camile Monet, wife of Claude Monet
The Impressionists
Many famous paintings by Claude Monet are in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Some of Monet's well-known art paintings include:Jardin à Sainte-Adresse, 1867, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkCoquelicots, La promenade (Poppies), 1873, Musée d'Orsay, ParisThe Studio Boat, 1874, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, NetherlandsBoulevard des Capucines, Paris. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Monet was born in November of 1840, he started at the Secondary school or arts in in April 1851. During this time he began to paint and use charcoal on his studies. He also received art lessons from Jacques-Louis David at this time. Many of his paintings were painted around 1870-1874.
Claude Pollard was born in 1874.
Claude Blagden was born in 1874.
Claude Morley was born in 1874.
Charles Claude Selecman was born in 1874.
No; A critic saw a painting (Impression: Sunrise) by Claude Monet at an exhibition in Paris in 1874. He didn't like it, and mockingly called the show "exhibition of the impressionists". Claude Debussy's music evoked a similar fleeting mood and misty atmosphere, which is why the connection was made between the two. Although the derisive implication was eventually lost, the term impressionist stuck.
The telegraph was invented in 1794 By Claude Chappe.
Between 1871 and 1874
Impressionism originated in the late 19th century, with its roots generally traced to the 1860s in France. The movement gained prominence during the 1870s and 1880s, challenging traditional artistic conventions by focusing on light, color, and everyday scenes. The name "Impressionism" itself comes from Claude Monet's painting "Impression, Sunrise," exhibited in 1874.