Monet Garden Paris

The artist s garden at giverny french le jardin de l artiste à giverny is an oil on canvas painting by claude monet done in 1900 now the musée d orsay paris.

Monet garden paris. Monet s garden trip report travel tips and pictures. If you are a fan of claude monet and impressionism giverny is the place to go. Half day excursion from paris to visit the house and the gardens of claude monet the well known impressionist painter with a professional guide. It is one of many works by the artist of his garden at giverny over the last thirty years of his life.

Claude monet s home and garden in giverny in spring photo ariane cauderlier. A must see for monet art and garden lovers. Day trip to giverny from paris. In 1883 monet moved from paris to giverny where he purchased a house and property.

When monet and his family settled in giverny in 1883 the piece of land sloping gently down from the house to the road was planted with an orchard and enclosed by high stone walls. Claude monet in his garden monet s living masterpiece. True paris boasts some of the best museums to learn about monet and impressionism in general like orly museum or musée marmottan monet however impressionism is all about plein air painting outdoors so there s no better place to enjoy impressionism than where. Seeing the willow trees and lake full of water lilies you ll understand why monet used this garden as the inspiration for over 250 of his paintings.

The painting shows rows of irises in various shades of purple and pink set diagonally across the picture plane. The two parts of monet s garden contrast and complement one another. Known less for its name and more for the lily ponds that inspired claude monet 39 s iconic paintings giverny is a provincial gem located just a short train journey from paris. He designed his own landscaping which included garden and lily ponds.

What greatly contributed to our day s enjoyment was the drive through the countryside and picnic that we did see above. The clos normand. This tour starts when you meet up in paris with your guide near the arc de triomphe and board our luxury van for the 50 minute drive to. Visiting monet s garden in giverny was definitely a well worth day trip from paris.

Immerse yourself in the world of the painter famous for his landscape canvases and numerous views of his garden such as the water lilies the japanese bridge and the irises. In 1899 he began painting the water lilies and continued it for the next 20 years of his life. Despite the crowds and the queues we had a great time.