Jean Monet

Jean Monet (August 8, 1867 – February 10, 1914) was the elder son of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux Monet and the brother of Michel Monet. He was the subject of several paintings by his father and married his step-sister, Blanche Hoschedé.

Early life Jean Monet was born to Camille Doncieux and Claude Monet on August 8, 1867. During that summer Claude Monet was staying at his father's house in Sainte-Adresse, a suburb of Le Havre. Monet went to Paris for the birth of Jean and returned to Sainte-Adresse on the 12th of the month.

The first portrait that Monet made of his son was of the four-month-old Jean Monet in His Cradle. Alongside Jean was a woman Julie Vellay, a companion of Camille Pissarro, rather than his mother.

In 1868, after having left Paris to escape creditors and find more affordable housing, the three moved to Gloton, a small scenic village near Bennecourt. They were thrown out of the inn they were staying in for non-payment. Camille and Jean were able to stay with someone in the country, while Monet tried to obtain monies for survival. However, without money for a medical treatment, Jean became quite ill. After a dramatic period experienced by Camille and Jean, Claude was able to obtain funds for housing for his family in Le Havre.

His parents were married on June 28, 1870.

Education He trained to be a chemist in Switzerland.

Marriage Monet married his step-sister, the painter Blanche Hoschedé, in 1897. They lived in Rouen, where Jean worked for his uncle Léon Monet as a chemist, and Beaumont-le-Roger until 1913.

The couple visited Giverny on weekends.

Paintings by his father Paintings by Claude Monet of his son: Jean Monet in His Cradle Child with a Cup: Portrait of Jean Monet, 1868 Jean Monet on his Hobby Horse, 1872 Camille in the Garden with Jean and His Nurse, 1873 Jean in the artist's house, 1875 Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875 Jean Monet, 1880

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Paintings by Claude Monet

Paintings by other artists