Monet was born on November 14, 1840. Throughout his artistic career he had numerous notable acquaintances and mentors who helped him home in on his skills.
Impressionism occurred in Paris during the late 1800s when the perception and development of art took a turn away from the French Academy and its Academic painting styles.
Monet exhibited this at the first exhibition of the anonymous group of artists called Société Anonyme Coopérative des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs.
Monet and the other Impressionists were also influenced by other artistic styles, such as the Barbizon School, that impacted their style and led to their establishment in the art society.
The entire composition has movement to it, the way Camille is standing in the wind and the way Monet painted the flowing ribbons here and there all add to the dynamism.
Color and light are almost the primary subject matter in Monet’s Woman with a Parasol painting. We see beautiful shades of blues, whites, greens, yellows, and hints of purple-reds and oranges.
Monet painted the scene from a lower point of view. As we notice how Camille is looking down at Monet, and ultimately at the viewers, we are also met with the largely blue sky behind her.