Monet's Garden at Giverny

Little did Eugène Boudoin know that when he first encouraged Monet to paint out of doors in 1858, it would lead to a revolution in the history of art for the entire world. Arguably the founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet took Boudoin's advice, slowly building the ideas and foundations for the Impressionist movement; he proceeded to paint the world around him in a completely new perspective, one of deep expression, unfiltered emotion, …

…the incredible utopian world he had created, and clearly this painting reflects his passion and feelings for life, his close-knit relationship with nature, and the peaceful joy he has found after a life of conflicting ideas, emotional disjunction, and creative intensity. Monet's Garden at Giverny is, quite simply, the epitome of his thematic, stylistic, and technical content, and serves as a final glimpse into a mind and a life devoted to the world around him.