When did Monet have his first exhibition to show his artwork ?
In a letter to Frédéric Bazille ( 1841–1870 ) , Monet wrote:I spend my time out in the open , on the shingle beach when the weather is bad or the fishing boats go out , or I go into the countryside which is very beautiful here , that I find perhaps still more charming in winter than in summer and , naturally I work all the time , and I believe that this year I am going to do some serious things .