Part 1 of Essay
Claude Monet is perhaps one of the most world renowned impressionist painters. He was born in Paris on the Nov. 14th 1840. When he was five years old, he moved to the port town of Le Havre. For much of his childhood, Monet was considered by both his teachers and his parents to be undisciplined and, therefore, unlikely to ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... The two painters met in 1856 and, at first, Monet resisted Boudin's offer of tuition but he eventually relaxed his protestations and before long, the two had forged a relationship that was to last a lifetime. Although Monet soon left Le Havre to spend a large part of his life traveling throughout Europe, he returned frequently to visit his old friend. It was truly a life altering friendship. "My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature; I learned at the same time to love it. " -Monet Boudin m ....