{"id":8658,"date":"2019-08-21T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.frenchlanguagesalon.com\/?p=8658"},"modified":"2020-01-21T21:12:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T21:12:14","slug":"3-artists-house-claude-monet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/artists-house\/3-artists-house-claude-monet\/","title":{"rendered":"#3 Artist’s House: Claude Monet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claude Monet<\/strong><\/span>‘s house is a piece of art on its own: colorful, warm, vibrant and lively!<\/em><\/p>\n

At 43 years old, after deciding to start a new life with his mistress and his kids, Monet came back to his home town of Normandy<\/strong><\/span>. He set himself up in Giverny<\/strong> <\/span>and imbues himself with nature by diving into gardening and painting<\/strong><\/span>. He also decided to buy a small islet where he built his workshop along the Seine.<\/p>\n

When you walk in the gardens, you can see a small Japanese bridge over a pond. In that pond, beautiful water lilies<\/strong><\/span> cover the surface of the water. This is where Monet decided to pain the Nympheas,<\/em><\/span> which is one of his most famous pieces.<\/p>\n

It was a happy and inspiring time for the artist, who then started his most famous series which included the Cathedrales, the Stacks, <\/em><\/span>and the Poplars<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Success quickly follows and he gets the right to show at the Durand-Ruel Art Gallery<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

After his death, his house is abandoned. But in 1966, it was restored thanks to The Institute of France and to donations from America<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fondation Claude-Monet<\/a>, 84, rue Claude-Monet, 27620 Giverny.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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