Claude Monet

1840 - 1926

Famous French Painter

1886 Self Portrait

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Giverny is a community in France located in the Normandy region. In 1883 Claude Monet settled in the village . He bought a house and made a garden. He dug an arm from the Epte River, so that it flowed through his property, that basin on which he painted his famous Water Lilies.

This is where Monet worked and loved to rest, contemplating his paintings on the wall. Still critical, he

studied each of them to give them the final touch needed for perfection.

L’atelier-salon

The Blue Room is a small reading room, the furniture all authentic have been restored and returned to the original colors. The prints on the walls are Japanese that Monet collected between 1871 and 1926

La salle à manger

The kitchen is surprisingly large. Its shades of blue are impressive. The series of copper is original . There

is a beautiful stove, sink and table.

Claude Monet’s bedroom where he died in 1926. Monet

spent 43 years painting in this

exceptional setting. The furniture has

been restored and is original.

On the left, the room of Alice, Monets

second wife who died in 1911. The decor is simple and relaxing.

View from Claude Monet’s bed room

This alley leads to the main entrance to the house of Monet.

The Garden of Monet is full of flowers of all kinds which may give an impression of clutter ,

but make no mistake, there is a beautiful harmony of colors, well planned.

Monet had a passion for flowers of all kinds, but especially for irises and lilies. In his

garden, irises and lilies of all colors come together in harmony

The Garden is maintained as Monet wishes by Gilbert Vahé, chief gardener of the Monet

Foundation

Artifically diverting a branch of the Epte River Claude Monet fed his Lilly Pond

Monet’s Bamboo that line the waterway he dug from the river.

Claude Monet passion for Japan and its artists caused him to build a Japanese bridge over the

pool of Water Lilies .

Hotel Baudy where Monet dined with other artist.

La terrasse de l’hôtel Baudy

The dining room where Monet dined with othere artists, families and friends.

After 85 years, the garden is still maintained as Monet widhed. Monet planted an array of vibrant colors of Tulips, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Irisis, all reinforced by the tireless color scheme by the presense of Julian, Peonies, Poppies, and Forget Me Nots.

To end this slide show, another painter and a friend and admirer of Monet arrived after Monet had died and saw his body covered with a black shroud, explaining that it was inappropriate .  No Black for Monet,  Black is not a Color . He then pulled down the colorful curtains of the windows and covered the body of the famous painter.

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