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Claude Monet 1840 - 1926 Famous French Painter

1886 Self Portrait. Claude Monet 1840 - 1926 Famous French Painter. Advance by mouse Click. Monet at Giverny France.

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Claude Monet 1840 - 1926 Famous French Painter

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  1. 1886 Self Portrait Claude Monet 1840 - 1926 Famous French Painter Advance by mouse Click

  2. Monet at Giverny France

  3. 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.

  4. L’atelier-salon This is where Monet worked and loved to rest, contemplatinghispaintingson the wall. Stillcritical, hestudiedeach of them to givethem the final touchneeded for perfection.

  5. 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

  6. La salle à manger

  7. The kitchenissurprisingly large. Itsshades of blue are impressive. The series of copperis original . There is a beautifulstove, sink and table.

  8. 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.

  9. View from Claude Monet’s bed room

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

  11. 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.

  12. 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

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

  14. Artificallydiverting a branch of the Epte River Claude Monet fedhis Lilly Pond

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

  16. Claude Monet passion for Japan and itsartistscausedhim to build a Japanese bridge over the pool of Water Lilies .

  17. Hotel Baudy where Monet dined with other artist.

  18. La terrasse de l’hôtel Baudy

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

  20. 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.

  21. Web based information and photos Music by Franz Lehar -The Exquisite Hour   Edited by Jack Cross jcross002@comcast.net

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