The document provides details about Claude Monet's home and garden in Giverny, France, where he lived from 1883 until his death in 1926 and created many of his famous water lily paintings. It describes the layout of Monet's house, including his studio, bedrooms, kitchen and dining room, and discusses the beautiful flower gardens that surrounded his home which featured water lilies, irises and other vibrantly colored flowers that were the subject of his paintings. The document highlights how Monet's home and gardens have been preserved to reflect how he arranged and maintained them during his lifetime.

1. 1886 Self
Portrait
Claud Monet
1840 - 1926
Famous French
Painter
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3. Giverny is a community in
France located in the Normandy
region. In 1883 Claude Monet
settled in the village . He bought
a house and made a garden. He
dug a arm from the Epte River so
that it flowed through his
property, that bason on which he
painted his famous Water
Lillies.

5. L’atelier-salon
This is where Monet worked and loved to rest, contimplating his
painting on the walls. Still critical, he studied each of them to give
them the final touch needed for perfection.

6. 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

7. La salle à manger

8. The kitchen is surprisingly large. Its shades of blue are impressive. The series
of copper'wares is original. There is a beautiful stove, sink and table.

9. Claud Monet bedroom where he
died in 1926. Monet spent 43
years painting in this
exceptional setting. The
furnature is restored and
original
On the left, the room of Alice
the second wife of Monet who
died in 1911. The decor is
simple and relaxing.

10. Vue depuis la chambre de Claude Monet

11. This alley leads to the main entrance to the house of Monet.

12. The Garden of Monet is full of flowers of all kind which may
give an impression of « clutter » but make no mistake, there is
a beautiful harmony of colors, well studied.

14. Monet had a passion for flowers, but especially for iris es
and lillies. In his garden, Irises and Lilllies of all colors
come together in Harmony

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

22. Artifically diverting a branch of the Epte River
Claud Monet
fed his Lilly Pond

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

27. Claude Monet passion for Japan and its artist caused him to
build a Japaneese bridge to cross the pool of Water lillies .

30. Hotel
Baudy
where
Monet
dined with

31. La terrasse de l’hôtel Baudy

32. The dining room where Monet met with American Artist s,
families and friends.

33. After 85 years, the garden is still
maintained according to the wishes of Moner
who planted an array of vibant colors of Tulips,
Rhododendrons, Azaleans, and Irisis, all
reinforced by the tireless color scheme by the
presense of Julian, Peonies, Poppies, and forget
me Nots.
To end this slide Show, another painter and a
friend and admirer of Monet arrived after Monet
had died and saw his body covered with a black
shroud, Explaining that it was
inapproiate . No Black for Monet, Black is
not a
Color . He then pulled down the colorfuil

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