
Paintings, Pools and Plants at Giverny – Lasting Impressions
Painter Claude Monet created his now world famous garden at Giverny in Normandy where sunlight, fresh air and the interplay of light reflected on his canvases
Painter Claude Monet created his now world famous garden at Giverny in Normandy where sunlight, fresh air and the interplay of light reflected on his canvases
Claude Monet captured and conveyed the illusionary mesmerizing momentary quality of his first and lasting impressions observed in his glorious garden at Giverny
The human desire for more than a subsistence lifestyle is fulfilled, to a large degree, by the beauty and visual satisfaction we find in gardens. The organization of gardens at different times in history and in different places has been based on assumptions about ‘man’s relationship with nature’. Gardens emphasize…