2024 is the 150th anniversary of Impressionism – an art movement which began in France, and one of the key figures of the movement was Claude Monet, one of the most celebrated artists of all time and a household name today. So today, we’re going to have a potted history of the artist, talk about his beautiful home and garden in Normandy, and discover what he was like as a person… This is a tale of dogged determination and self-belief, of overcoming the odds and challenging conventions. We'll share fascinating facts, anedcotes about Monet and how he went from being a teenager called Oscar, selling charcoal caricatures for a few pennies to one of the highest paid artists in his lifetimeFollow us: On Twitter On Instagram On Facebook On The Good Life France's website On Paris Chanson's Thanks for listening!