Garden in Giverny

Date: 1895
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Buhrle Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

Giverny is a small town in the north of France. It is most famous for being chosen by Monet as his home during one train journey. In 1890, he already had enough money to generously rebuild the house and garden. Until his death in Giverny and he painted some very famous works there ( Japanese bridge , series of Water lilies , etc.). Even during his lifetime, the area of Giverny became a destination for the wanderings of French and American Impressionists. Today, Monet's house and garden serve as a museum. Another muzeum in the town is dedicated to Impressionism.

Monet painted picture Garden in Giverny in 1895. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in Buhrle Collection, Zurich, Switzerland. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926). A native Parisian, who thoroughly developed the idea of Impressionism. Monet almost scientifically studied the effect of light on different objects. He devoted himself to so called transitory states, which quickly led him to work with colour and light, his paintings acting on the viewer from the first impression. His use of open-air painting and objects which were special only because of light opened the way for the beginnings of modern painting. Monet’s Impression, Sunrise (1874) not only gave the name to the whole art movement, but secured Monet a place among the best painters of all times. At one time, he resided in London and created his famous study Houses of Parliament (Monet wondered, How could the English painters paint Parliament when it cannot be seen for the fog?). In the Giverny, which became his favourite retreat after the death of his wife, he painted motifs from his garden and the popular series Water Lilies - the world of the water was as poetic and mysterious as a primordial paradise.