HANGING OUT WITH MONET - PASSER DU TEMPS AVEC MONET

English Version - *version française dessous* 

HANGING OUT WITH MONET 

Monet inspired me to paint.  In the early 1990s, I travelled to Boston to see an exhibit of Monet’s “series paintings”.  These were motifs Monet painted multiple times during different times of the day, under differing weather conditions and times of the year.  These motifs included haystacks, poplar trees, the Cathedral at Rouen and of course, the bridges and ponds of his garden in Giverny.  Since that trip I have done my best to “hang out with Monet”!  Here are a few of my very hang outs:


Giverny… Monet’s Home & Garden

Giverny is about 50 miles from Paris and can be easily accessed by car or train.  I have visited there several times, once during the off season.  You can visit Monet’s home and his gardens which include the famous Japanese Bridge.  Be sure to visit the souvenir shop… not to buy souvenir but to stand in what was his last studio.  Monet is buried in the Church at Giverny, a short walk away from his home.

https://claudemonetgiverny.fr/en/ 


Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris… 

Home of Monet’s Water Lilies

Just on the western corner of the Tuileries Garden you will find Musée de l'Orangerie which was built expressly for Monet’s Water Lilies or Les Nymphéas.  Two rooms offer panoramic views of these eight panels spanning 91 meters in length and measuring two meters high.  Try and find Monet’s image in the work!  I thought it his friend Georges Clemenceau who was the President of France but one of the docent’s told me it was the master himself!

https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en 


Musée Marmottan, Paris… 

Home of Impression Sunrise


This museum was a private home situated on the edge of Bois de Boulogne.  It features over 100 Monet’s including “Impression Sunrise” which gave birth to the name “Impressionism”.  Included in the collection are all the paintings Monet’s son bequeathed to the museum in 1966.   

https://www.marmottan.fr/en/


Musée d’Orsay, Paris… 

My Favourite Museum in the World!


There are over 75 Monet’s housed in the Musée d’Orsay which is situated across the Seine, equidistant from L’Orangerie and the Louvre.  Of course, there are many other Impressionist works by many other famous artists there as well which is why, without a doubt it is my favourite museum in the world.  



https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en 


I hope you enjoy hanging out with Monet as much as I have done and will do in the future!


Version française 

PASSER DU TEMPS AVEC MONET

Monet m’a donné envie de peindre. Au début des années 1990, je me suis rendu à Boston pour voir une exposition de « séries de peintures » de Monet. Il s’agissait de motifs que Monet peignait plusieurs fois à différents moments de la journée, dans des conditions météorologiques et à des périodes de l’année différentes. Ces motifs comprenaient des meules de foin, des peupliers, la cathédrale de Rouen et bien sûr, les ponts et les étangs de son jardin à Giverny. Depuis ce voyage, j’ai fait de mon mieux pour « passer du temps avec Monet » ! Voici quelques-uns de mes endroits préférés :

Giverny… La maison et le jardin de Monet

Giverny se trouve à environ 80 km de Paris et est facilement accessible en voiture ou en train. Je m’y suis rendu plusieurs fois, dont une fois hors saison. Vous pouvez visiter la maison de Monet et ses jardins, qui comprennent le célèbre pont japonais. N’oubliez pas de visiter la boutique de souvenirs… non pas pour acheter des souvenirs, mais pour vous tenir debout dans ce qui était son dernier atelier. Monet est enterré dans l'église de Giverny, à quelques pas de chez lui.
https://claudemonetgiverny.fr/en/

Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris…

Maison des Nymphéas de Monet

Juste à l'angle ouest du jardin des Tuileries, vous trouverez le musée de l'Orangerie, construit spécialement pour les Nymphéas de Monet. Deux salles offrent des vues panoramiques de ces huit panneaux s'étendant sur 91 mètres de long et mesurant deux mètres de haut. Essayez de trouver l'image de Monet dans l'œuvre ! Je pensais que c'était son ami Georges Clemenceau qui était le président de la France, mais l'un des guides m'a dit que c'était le maître lui-même !
https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en

Musée Marmottan, Paris…

Maison d'Impression Lever de Soleil

Ce musée était une maison privée située à la lisière du bois de Boulogne. Il présente plus de 100 œuvres de Monet, dont « Impression soleil levant » qui a donné naissance au nom « impressionnisme ». La collection comprend tous les tableaux que le fils de Monet a légués au musée en 1966.
https://www.marmottan.fr/fr/



Musée d’Orsay, Paris…

Mon musée préféré au monde !

Il y a plus de 75 œuvres de Monet au musée d’Orsay, situé de l’autre côté de la Seine, à égale distance de l’Orangerie et du Louvre. Bien sûr, il y a aussi beaucoup d’autres œuvres impressionnistes de nombreux autres artistes célèbres, c’est pourquoi c’est sans aucun doute mon musée préféré au monde.
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr

J’espère que vous apprécierez passer du temps avec Monet autant que moi !

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