PORTRAIT OF CLAUDE MONET (1872)

Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, both considered masters of the Impressionist art movement, formed a bond both on and off the canvas. Impoverished artists, they inspired one another as they pursued their passion in the French countryside. Monet’s works would often focus on light and emotion, while Renoir chose to make the people the centrepiece. By Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919).