Monet At Giverny
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Monet At Giverny Details
Claude Monet spent the last 43 years of his long life at Giverny, creating the paintings and gardens for which he is so revered. In more than 140 beautifully designed illustrations, come explore these remarkable grounds, and see Monet as a consummate plantsman who composed his garden with an Impressionist’s care for color and form. Paintings, engravings, and garden views from his time and today reveal how he shaped the physical world to his outstanding imagination.
Reviews
The art is phenomenal. What is unique is the author's intimate knowledge of gardening. She relates this knowledge to Monet's life and work clearly and with great sensitivity,. Through the book Holmes helps us see the symbiotic relationship between Giverny's Gardens and much of Monet's art. Monet the gardener and Monet the artist mutually learn from each other. The gardens shape the art, and the art influences the development of the gardens. MONET AT GIVERNY is more than a "coffee table" book. It is a well crafted work that invites us to a clearer understanding and appreciation of Monet the human being.