Which Paris art school did Claude Monet attend after moving there in 1859?

Claude Monet attended the Académie Suisse after moving to Paris in 1859.

The Académie Suisse was an independent Paris art studio founded by Charles Suisse. Unlike the École des Beaux-Arts, it did not provide a conventional academic curriculum or formal teaching system. Artists could work from models there, and the studio became a meeting place for young painters.

At the Académie Suisse, Monet met artists including Camille Pissarro. Their friendship continued for decades, despite changes in their styles and careers. The academy therefore mattered less as a source of official qualifications than as a place where Monet encountered fellow artists.

Monet also studied informally with artists and visited the Louvre. His training combined studio practice, direct observation, and the influence of painters working outside the strict Salon tradition.