Among his many works, the most common one is Water Lily. According to statistics, Monet painted more than 250 water lilies in his life.
However, a great painter like Monet was entangled with two women all his life, and even after his wife died, he willingly raised six children for his lover.
Monet
The Seine surprised me and I fell in love with it.
1865, 25-year-old Monet met the model Camier on the banks of the Seine.
Monet was writing "Lunch" on the grass. Among many models, Monet noticed the gentle and demure Camier at first sight, and Camier fell in love with Monet at first sight, and they soon fell in love.
At this time, Monet is preparing for the formal salon exhibition. After seeing Camier, he was inspired by generate and invited Camier to be his own model. It took only four days to draw the woman in green.
A woman in green.
Later, the painting sold for a high price of 800 francs, which encouraged Monet, and Camier became Monet's only model. In all the figure paintings after Monet, the protagonist is Camier.
Because Camier was a model, this profession was very humble at that time. Monet's parents are traditional and strong. They strongly opposed Monet's marriage and even cut off Monet's financial resources for a time.
But Monet and Camier are stronger than gold. Although they were not married, Camier stayed with Monet and gave birth to a son for him. Monet and Camier didn't get married until 1870, when their eldest son Jean Monnet was only three years old.
Camier
Life is so embarrassing that I have to compromise with reality and get entangled with Alice, a rich woman.
Although Monet once sold his works in salon exhibitions, he is still a little-known painter. Monet and Camier have no stable financial resources, and Monet's parents often refuse to support Monet, so their life has been very difficult.
Although living in poverty, Monet never gave up painting. Finally, he got financial support from the wealthy businessman O 'Shead. O 'Sheard is a tycoon in Paris. When I am old, I appreciate Monet's paintings very much and often bring my wife to appreciate Monet's paintings.
O 'Sheard's wife Alice is a young woman with various amorous feelings. She worships the talented Monet very much and often shows her love for Monet.
Alice
At first Monet rejected Alice's pursuit, but when Alice threatened to cut off her funding, Monet, who had a hard life, chose to compromise. After that, they often dated, and Alice became Monet's secret love and his benefactor.
Later, O 'Sheard went bankrupt, abandoned Alice and her children and ran away. Monet even agreed that Alice and her children would move to his house.
After the death of his beloved wife, she lived alone with her lover and was willing to raise six children for her lover.
While enjoying his wife's warmth, he betrayed his gentle wife and made Monet suffer greatly. But at this time, Camier was very ill and weak. In order to make his family have a stable income and continue to create, Monet never refused the enthusiastic Alice.
Monet and Alice
At this time, Camier also knew about her husband and Alice. She knew Monet was under pressure, so she chose to endure everything silently.
1878, Camier gave birth to Monet's second son, Michel Monet. After giving birth to her second son, Camier, who was already very weak, became even weaker. After wandering on his deathbed for a year, Camier finally passed away.
Before Camier left, Monet, who was extremely sad, drew "Before Camier died" and drew a little love on the final signature.
When Camier was dying.
After Camier's death, Monet, who was heartbroken, could no longer pick up the brush. Alice silently accompanied Monet, encouraged him to start painting again, and helped him take care of his two sons born with Camier.
Later, accompanied by Alice, Monet gradually came out of the shadow of losing his beloved, and Alice lived with Monet aboveboard.
Perhaps in return for his kindness in funding his paintings or thanking Alice for her companionship and care, Monet willingly helped Alice to raise her six children and married Alice on 1892.
Monet's paintings
He created 250 water lilies in his life and became famous in his later years.
Later, Monet and Alice moved to giverny with their eight children. Here, Monet built a "water garden" with his own mind. In this big garden, Monet planted many water lilies, and he often came to the garden to look for creative inspiration.
Because of his love for water lilies, Monet concentrated on the creation of water lilies in his later years, and created more than 250 water lilies in his life.
19 10, Alice, who had been with Monet for many years, died, and then he and Camier's eldest son died. Repeated blows made Monet's vision deteriorate rapidly. However, it was at this time that Monet became a famous painter, and the state even built a large studio for him to paint water lily murals here.
water lily
After being recognized by the state, Monet insisted on writing despite his poor health. Monet didn't stop writing until 1926 died.
Perhaps Monet's heart has always loved Camier, but Alice's support and companionship over the years also made Monet very grateful.
Although the deepest love in my heart vanished with Camier's departure, Monet also had mixed feelings for Alice. He willingly raised six children with Alice after his wife died, and chose to be buried with Alice after his death.
Monet's child
But before he died, Monet made a decision that was a bit "selfish" for Alice: he left all his inheritance to his second son, Michelle, who was born with Camier, because their eldest son had passed away.
At first, Monet felt guilty when he was entangled with Alice, but thanks to the support of Alice and her husband O 'Sheard, Monet had more creative opportunities.
Moreover, after the death of his beloved wife, it was Alice who accompanied him through the loss of his wife. Perhaps because of this kindness, Monet was willing to help Alice raise six children who were not related to him, and chose to marry her lover Alice after his wife died 13 years.
water lily
As a great impressionist painter, Monet spent almost the first half of his life painting for his wife Camier. In the second half of his life, he painted more than 250 water lilies because of his obsession with water lilies.
Although he didn't stick to his life like painting in his marriage, in his heart, Camier who died of fragrance was his favorite. For Alice, whether it is to help her raise six children or choose to marry her, it is to repay her kindness in time!