Monet

Connie Chu

Barcelona, Paris, and Provence

Mini-Term 2006

Basic Information

Born: November 14th, 1840 in Paris Died: December 5th, 1926 in Giverny

1860 - photo Carjat

In his studio at Giverny

ca. 1923

Monet’s Biography

http://giverny.org/monet/biograph/

http://www.intermonet.com/biograph/autobigb.htm

Paintings: http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/index.htm

Giverny

Location

At the gateway to Normandy, 75 km from Paris and 60 km from Rouen

On the right bank of the River Seine, where it joins with one of the two branches of the River Epte

History

1838: Gallo-Roman graves are said to have been discovered in Giverny.

1860: Coffins made out of plaster (dating from the first centuries of our era) and a ruined megalithic monument, indicating that neolithic people used to live there, were found in Giverny.

Grapes were cultivated in Giverny as early as Merovingian times.

Monet and Giverny

1883: Claude Monet discovered Giverny while he was looking out of a train window.

At the time, the population of Giverny was about 300, mostly farmers and a few middle class families.

Monet and Giverny

Monet rented “the Press House,” a large Giverny farmhouse with a vegetable garden and orchard over one hectare in size.

He moved in with his “lady friend,” Alice Hoschedé, his two sons, and her six children.

Monet’s house is between the Claude Monet Road, which runs straight to the village, and the “Chemin du Roy” (Secondary Road 5), which follows the River Epte.

Monet and Giverny

Monet stayed in Giverny until his death. 1890: Monet became the owner of “the Press

House.” He created the Clos normand, which has 100,000

annuals and 100,000 perennials, in front of the house.

Monet also diverted a branch of the Epte River, and had a waterlily pond dug on the other side of the road.

Monet and Giverny

At Giverny, Monet began by painting the surrounding countryside, gradually limiting himself to his water garden.

Many times, he depicted the Japanese bridge and the waterlilies.

Monet’s Paintings of the Japanese Bridge

Monet’s Paintings of the Water Lilies

Bibliography

http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/nymphea1.htm

http://giverny.org/giverny/index.htm http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/

pontjapo.htm