Claude Monet : water lilies & the garden of Giverny /
Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen.
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Flame Tree Publishing,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen. |
Carrier Form: | 191 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781787552326 : 1787552322 9781783616077 1783616075 |
Index Number: | ND547 |
CLC: |
J233(565) J205.565 |
Call Number: | J205.565/B414 |
Contents: | Introduction to Claude Monet: a painter of modern light -- Giverny: a prospect of paradise -- the growth of vision -- an artist of the floating world -- a gathering darkness -- the illusion of an endless whole -- further reading. |