The Water Garden By Claude Monet

It was crossed by a small brook the ru which is a diversion of the epte a tributary of the seine river.

The water garden by claude monet. When it was created japanese motifs clearly emerged which were noticed and noted by all of monet s guests. 21 and is expected to fetch between 3 5 million pounds 3 8 6 4 million. Monet has always been fascinated by the play of light and reflections of clouds on water. Claude monetlived at giverny normandy for half of his long life.

See more ideas about claude monet monet art. The artist s garden at giverny is an oil on canvas painting by claude monet done in 1900 now the musée d orsay paris. In 1893 he acquires a piece of land situated at the end of the clos normand on the other side of the railway line and diverts the narrow arm of the river epte the ru. It is one of many works by the artist of his garden at giverny over the last thirty years of his life.

In 1893 ten years after his arrival at giverny monet bought the piece of land neighbouring his property on the other side of the railway. Water lilies is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by french impressionist claude monet. The painting shows rows of irises in various shades of purple and pink set diagonally across the picture plane. Claude monet suffered from cataracts and was operated on with one eye in 1923.

His numerous paintings done on his floating studio in argenteuil or on the dutch canals show his fascination with inverted reflections in these liquid mirrors. British artist banksy s remix of a masterpiece by impressionist painter claude monet is going up for auction on oct. He was also suffering from lung cancer which prevailed on. A keen horticulturist he intended the space for the pleasure of the eyes and also for the purpose of having subjects to paint.

The water garden has become an endless source of inspiration for the artist. Many of the works were painted while monet suffered from cataracts. Many plants were brought from japan. During his final decades he almost exclusively painted the garden filled with water lilies he had created there.

The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in giverny and were the main focus of his artistic production during the last thirty years of his life. The street artist banksy s irreverent remix of claude monet s famous images of a japanese bridge crossing over a water lily filled pond in his garden in giverny will be offered at sotheby s. Water garden by claude monet. May 27 2020 explore ketb s board claude monet and others i love followed by 353 people on pinterest.

The flowers are under trees that in allowing dappled light through change the tone of their colours.