In 1883, four years after his wife's tragic death, grief-stricken Monet noticed the village of Giverny while looking out of the train window. He moved there almost immediately and when he had enough money to buy out an estate, he started a magnificent garden of which he made many famous paintings. The famous water lily pond with a Japanese bridge are also in this garden.
I am definitely not into florid affected exaggerations but the garden rather does look like an Impressionist painting. It seems to consist of bright, vibrant jabs of oil paint and the colour scheme of the vegetation begs to be painted.
Monet former house is full of his beloved Japanese prints so it is quite clear where he drew his inspiration for this garden: in a true Japanese fashion it is nonchalant and magnificent at the same time.
- Lille - The Nearest Bit Of France
- Mer-les-Bains - Bourgeois Seaside Resort Par Excellence
- Dieppe - Maps, Ivory And Scallops
- Fécamp - Liqueur, Seafood & Norman Vestiges
- The Limestone Arches Of Étretat
- Rouen - The Duck, The Pots & The Cathedral
- Richard the Lionheart's Château Gaillard
- Monet's Japanese Garden in Giverny
- Honfleur - A Picture-Perfect Port
- Mont St.Michel - The Marvel Abbey
- Côte Emeraude - Brittany's Emerald Coast
- St. Malo - The Granite Jewel of Brittany
- Dinard & St. Lunaire - Hangouts Of The Rich
- Jersey - The Bulwark Of Englishness
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