Monet's Years at Giverny: A Garden Becomes a Painting

Language:Chinese.HardCover. Pub Date :2002-5-1 Pages: 160 Publisher: Oversea Publishing House Claude Monet (1840-1926). considered by many to be the most important ofthe French Impressionists. spent over 40 years of his life at his house in Giverny . The world-famous paintings of water lilies were created there. as well as other masterpieces of this productive period. The superb images of paintings created in this garden as well as historic photographs give a remarkable insight into Monets unique creative power. This book is devoted to Claude Monet the landscape painter. who not only created his garden but preserved it for posterity in his atmospheric paintings: through them. a garden becomes a work of art Contents:. A painters garden restored to lifeMonet discovers Giverny The dream landscape The village Le Pressoir Two families The house The garden Monets appearance Making...