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Blanche Hoschedé Monet
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Claude Monet, In the Woods at Giverny: Blanche Hoschedé at Her Easel with Suzanne Hoschedé Reading, 1887, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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| Born | 10 November 1865 Paris, France
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| Died | 8 December 1947 (aged 82) Nice, France
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| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Stepdaughter and daughter-in-law of Claude Monet |
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Jean Monet
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Blanche Hoschedé Monet (born November 10, 1865 – died December 8, 1947) was a French painter. She was special because she was both the stepdaughter and the daughter-in-law of the famous artist Claude Monet.
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Early life
Blanche Hoschedé was born in Paris, France. She was the second daughter of Ernest Hoschedé and Alice Hoschedé.
Her family's connection to Monet
Ernest, Blanche's father, was a successful businessman in Paris. He loved Impressionist paintings and was an important supporter of Claude Monet when Monet was just starting his career. In 1876, Ernest even asked Monet to paint decorations for his home, the château de Rottembourg.
However, in 1877, Ernest Hoschedé faced financial problems and lost his money. His art collection was sold.
Living with the Monets
After Ernest's financial troubles, his family, including Alice and their six children, moved in with Claude Monet. Monet lived with his wife, Camille, and their two sons, Jean and Michel, in a house in Vétheuil. Ernest often stayed in Paris or Belgium.
Sadly, Camille, Monet's wife, passed away in 1879. Alice and her children continued to live with Monet. In 1881, they moved to Poissy, and then in 1883, they settled in their famous home in Giverny.
Even though Ernest and Alice Hoschedé never divorced, Alice and Claude Monet lived together. After Ernest died in 1891, Claude Monet and Alice Hoschedé got married on July 16, 1892.
Education as an artist
Blanche was the only child in the Hoschedé-Monet household who became interested in art. She started painting when she was just eleven years old. She became very close to Claude Monet.
She often visited Monet's art studio and even Édouard Manet's studio. By the time she was 17, Blanche was Monet's assistant and his only student. They often painted outdoors, side-by-side, capturing the same scenes with similar colors. This way of painting outdoors is called en plein air.
Blanche also painted with American artists Theodore Earl Butler and John Leslie Breck. Monet encouraged Blanche to focus on her art.
An art dealer named Paul Durand-Ruel bought one of Blanche's paintings, a "Haystack" scene. You can see it today in Monet's house in Giverny. In 1888, Monet encouraged Blanche to show her work in an art exhibition called the Salon.
Life with Jean and Claude Monet
In 1897, Blanche married Jean Monet, who was Claude Monet's oldest son. They lived in Rouen, where Jean worked as a chemist. Later, they moved to Beaumont-le-Roger and lived there until 1913.
Blanche's mother, Alice, passed away in 1911. Jean, Blanche's husband, died in 1914 after being sick for a long time. Claude Monet was very sad after these losses.
Blanche then took care of her father-in-law, Claude Monet. She helped him as his eyesight got worse. Their friend, Georges Clemenceau, even called her Monet's "Blue Angel" because she was so helpful.
After Claude Monet died in 1926, Blanche took on the important job of looking after his famous house and gardens in Giverny. She did this for twenty years until she passed away in 1947 in Nice, at the age of 82.
Career as a painter
Most of Blanche's paintings were created in Giverny between 1883 and 1897. Her style was very similar to Monet's, using an "almost pure form of impressionism." She also painted around the city of Rouen.
She often painted landscapes, showing trees like pines and poplars, and meadows along the Risle river. In the 1920s, she also painted at Georges Clemenceau's home in western France. There, she painted his garden, house, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Even after Monet's death, Blanche stayed in Giverny and kept painting. To honor her work, a street in Giverny is named after her.
Some art experts, like Dr. Janine Burke, believe that Blanche might have helped Monet with his very large paintings called the Grandes Décorations. Since Monet had trained Blanche as an artist, it makes sense that she could have helped him with such big projects.
Gallery
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La Moisson ("The Harvest") by Blanche Hoschedé Monet. Around 1885.
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Venise, la Salute by Blanche Hoschedé Monet.
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Plage de la côte normande ("Beach on the Normandy Coast") by Blanche Hoschedé Monet. Early 1900s.
Exhibitions
Blanche Hoschedé Monet's paintings were shown in many art exhibitions during her lifetime.
Solo exhibitions
She had several solo shows where only her art was displayed:
- 1927 - Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
- 1931 - Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
- 1942 - Galerie Daber, Paris
- 1947 - Galerie d’art Drouot Provence, Paris
Group exhibitions
She also took part in many group shows with other artists:
- Many times between 1905 and 1954 - Salon des Indépendants
- Many times between 1907 and 1935 - Salon de la Société des Artistes Rouennais
- 1928 - Galerie Georges Petit, where her work was shown with famous artists like Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, and Paul Cézanne.
- 1954 - Galerie Zak, Paris
- 1957 - Vernon, Blanche-Hoschedé-Monet
- 1959 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
- 1960 - Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York: Claude Monet and the Giverny Artists
- 1988 - Modern Art Museum Ibaraki, Kyoto, Fukushima: Monet and his Friends
- 1991 - AG Poulain, Vernon: Blanche Hoschedé Monet
Museum collections
Blanche Hoschedé Monet's paintings can be found in several museums:
- Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, Albi: Port de Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
- Musée Clemenceau, Paris: Garden in Giverny
- Maison de Georges Clemenceau, Belebat: The Garden of Clemenceau and The Garden and the House
- Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris: Along the River and House of Sorel-Moussel
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen: Poplars along the River, Pivoines, and Claude Monet’s Garden
- Musée des Augustins, Toulouse: The Garden and House of Claude Monet in Giverny
- Musée de la Cohue, Vannes: Le bassin, temps gris
- Musée A.G. Poulain, Vernon: House of Claude Monet, L’étang de Giverny, Beach in Normandy, and The Cabbage
- Fondation Monet in Giverny
Works
Here is a partial list of paintings by Blanche Hoschedé Monet:
- The Banks of the Seine, oil on canvas
- Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny, oil on canvas
- A Corner of the Garden at Giverny in Spring, oil on canvas
- Flowers in a Copper Vase, oil on canvas
- The Garden, oil on cardboard
- The Garden, 1904, oil on canvas
- The Garden at Giverny, 1927, oil on canvas
- Garden Flowers, 1930, oil on canvas
- The Gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny, oil on canvas
- Giverny: Rose Bush and Lilies, oil on canvas
- Haystack, oil on canvas
- The Japanese Bridge in Monet's Garden, oil on canvas
- The Lake, oil on canvas
- The Monet Rose Garden, oil on canvas
- Monet's Rose Garden at Giverny, oil on canvas
- A Road near Giverny, oil on canvas
- Still Life with Asters, Pitcher and Apples, oil on canvas
- Water Lilies, 1946, oil on canvas
- Water Lilies, oil on canvas
- Water Lilies at Giverny, oil on canvas
- Willows by the Pond in Giverny, oil on canvas
Popular culture
A movie called Monet, la lumière blanche (Monet, the White Light) is being made about Claude Monet and Blanche. Here are some of the actors who will be in it:
- Claude Monet played by Gérard Depardieu
- Blanche Hoschedé Monet played by Sandrine Bonnaire
- Georges Clemenceau played by Michel Galabru
See also
In Spanish: Blanche Hoschedé Monet para niños
