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Claud Monet 1840 - 1926 1926 Famous French ch Painter er

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Givern rny y is a community y in France located ed in the Normandy ndy region.

• n. In 1883

Claude e Monet settled ed in the villag age e . He He bought a house e and made a g garden

• en. He

dug a a arm from the Epte River r so that at it flowed ed thro roug ugh his property, erty, that bason n

• n which he painted

nted his famous us Water r Lillies. es.

This is where e Monet t worked ed and loved ed to rest, , conti timpla platin ting his painti nting ng

• n the walls.

. Still criti tical al, , he he studi died each of them to give them the final al touch needed ed for perfectio ection. n.

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 Japaneese that Monet collected between 1871 and 1926

La salle à manger

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

• f copper'wares is original. There is a beautiful stove, sink and table.

Claud Monet bedroom where he died in 1926. Monet spent 43 years painting in this exceptional setting. The furnature is restored and

• riginal

On the left, the room of Alice the second wife of Monet who died in 1911. The decor is simple and relaxing.

Vue depuis la chambre de Claude Monet

This alley ey leads s to the main n entrance rance to the house se of Monet. et.

The Garden en of Monet et is full l of flowers ers of all kind d which ich may give e an impression of « clut utter ter » but make no mistake, there is a beautiful harmony of colors,

• rs, well

l studied. ied.

Monet et had a passion ion for flowers wers, , but especially ecially for irises es and lillies.

• lies. In

his garden, en, Irises ses and Lilllies llies of all colors

• rs come

me together ther in Harmony mony

The Garden is maintained as Monet wishes by Gilbert Vahé, chef gardner of the Monet et Foundation ndation

Artif ifically ically diverting erting a branch ch of the Epte River er Claud ud Monet net fed his Lilly ly Pond d

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

Claude ude Monet et passion sion for Japan n and its artist st caused sed him to build ld a Japaneese aneese bridge ge to cross ss the pool l of Water er lillies llies .

Hotel l Baudy y where re Monet et dined ed with

• ther

r artis ist.

La terrasse de l’hôtel Baudy

The dining ing room m where e Monet net met with American rican Artist sts, , families ilies and friends ends.

After er 85 85 years, rs, the garden den is still l maint ntaine ained according

• rding to the wishes

hes of Mone ner who planted nted an array y of vibant ant colo

• lors

rs of Tulips, ips, Rhododendron

• dendrons,

s, Azaleans, eans, and nd Irisis, isis, all reinforced inforced by the tirele less s color

• r scheme

eme by the presense ense of Julian, ian, Peonie nies, , Poppies, ies, and d forget et me Nots. s. To end this slide de Show, w, another

• ther painter

ter and a friend end and admirer irer of Monet net arrived ived after r Monet et had died d and saw his body covered ered with a b black ck shroud, ud, Explaining plaining that it was inapproiat proiate e . No Black ck for Monet net, Black lack is not a Color

• r . He then

n pulled led down n the colo lorfuil rfuil cour urtains tains of the e windo ndows ws and covered ered the body y of the famous

• us painter/

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