GIVERNY GARDENS

Claude Monet's garden and inspirational home

Fondation Claude Monet, rue Claude Monet 27620, Giverny. Open daily except Mondays from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm from April 1st to November 1st. Exceptionnally open on following Mondays : Easter Monday, Whit Monday.

 

Impressionism, is a style of painting that originated in France in the 1870s. It is characterized by small brush strokes aimed at reproducing reflected light and, more important, the artist's visual "impression" of an immediate scene (usually outdoors). Monet is considered one of the founders of the style.

His home and garden at Giverny, provided much inspiration to Monet's works, as it increasingly begins to reflect his memory and emotions, rather than an impression of a transitory scene. 

(all photos taken by Trustee MARIO ANTONI SALAZAR)