Claude Monet, master of impressionism, spent much of his life painting in the gardens of his home in Giverny, France. It’s a popular tourist attraction today, about 50 miles northwest of Paris. Monet called the gardens his "greatest masterpiece.
" Giverny, France – Claude Monet's Gardens are both intimately familiar and overwhelming in their spectacle. The French impressionist master lived in Giverny, France , for half his life, from 1883 to his death, at age 86, in 1926. The gardens inspired Monet's greatest and best-known paintings.
They are a popular tourist attraction today, located near a tranquil bend of the Siene River. It's an easy one-hour drive northwest of Paris. (See the video at the top of this article.
) THIS POPULAR FLOWER IS IN SENSATIONAL FORM IN NEW ENGLAND THIS SUMMER Giverny is frequented by various tour groups from the city and is a common stop for Seine River cruise ships. The spectacular gardens of Giverny proved a great source of inspiration for the artist. Monet's arrival at Giverny coincided with a rise in his financial and artistic fortunes .
One of the famous bridges seen in Claude Monet's paintings is a popular photo stop for visitors to his Gardens at Giverny today. (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox News Digital) "Claude Monet's gardens at Giverny are like his paintings — brightly colored patches that are messy but balanced," reports RickSteves.
com. "Flowers were his brushstrokes, a bit untamed and slapdash, but part of a carefully composed design. Monet s.
