Claude Monets Garten in Giverny und seine Umgebung stellen die Inspirationsquelle für seine Landschaftsbilder dar. Diese machten ihn zu einem der wichtigsten Maler des Impressionismus. Unterhaltsam und informativ verbindet die Autorin Leben und Schaffen des Künstlers und gewährt Einblick in seine letzte Schaffensphase. Die Bildbetrachtungen werden durch Briefauszüge des Malers und Fotografien von Haus und Garten ergänzt, die zu einem eigenen Giverny-Besuch einladen.
Schöner Bildband mit biographischen Beschreibungen von C. Monet zu seiner Zeit in Giverny. Besonders die Beschreibung seines Gartens und des Seerosenteichs haben mir gefallen. Das Haus ist heute ein Museum. Muss ich mal hin...
"I must have flowers always and always" - Claude Monet
This one is a very quick read, but for anyone who loves art and monet in particular it's great. I had the pleasure of visiting Giverny back in 2014 and I got engaged on the Japanese bridge so this one's pretty special for me.
I absolutely love Monet and his artwork is stunning, to me he is the ultimate impressionist painter. His home in Giverny is beautiful and to actually stand where he painted and be in the presence of his inspiration is remarkable. His gardens were the source of his creations the fact that he had such a passion for his garden shows in his artwork.
I've travelled around to see his artwork in London, New York and Paris and every painting is sensational. However the real royalty in his work is the waterlily display in the Musée de l'Orangerie... Just wow. When we visited this exhibition I was speechless two rooms surround you with waterlilies, your completely transported to the centre of the pond and in truth I've never seen anything as beautiful.
This book takes you on a journey through Monet's creative process from finding his dream home to making masterpieces. ❤️
Quite tricky (for me) artistic discussion passages. First art book I've read with such lines as "The conception of an open-ended space-time continuum links the individual pictures with the scheme of the series....".