Claude Monet
14 November 1840 - 5 December 1926
Monet was a founder of Fresh impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscaping. Of all the artists, he is my favorite. I love his passion for colour and when we visited this quaint little village you could see he painted what he saw. It's mid-August and there is still a lot of colour in his gardens. It was magical! I had so many pictures of this gorgeous place, I waited until I got back to my laptop and took time to go through them.
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| We stopped here for lunch! What a gorgeous setting and the food was incredible! |
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| Entrance to the Japanese Garden |
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| A street in Giverny |
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| Monet's house is in the background |
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| Gardens in front of Monet's house |
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| This photo was taken from the top floor of his home |
We visited Giverny last Wednesday. I waited to go through my pictures to make sure I posted some good ones. I've posted some on Facebook from my phone but when I select them they are the size of a postage stamp. We loved Giverny! What a beautiful place.
