Tag Archives: Claude Monet

Monet’s Garden at Giverny

Posted on 19/10/2014 by

  Most people have heard of Claude Monet (1840-1926), one of the founders of French Impressionist painting. Many people know about and/or have visited his house at Giverny in Normandy, where he landscaped the gardens and developed the lily ponds … Continue reading →

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Monet and SW France Weather Summer 2014

Posted on 05/10/2014 by

  The image above is of Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny in Normandy, inspiration for many of his paintings. We recently spent a night in the village of Giverny on our way up to the UK. Needless to say, I … Continue reading →

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