Monet at Giverny

by Karin Sagner-Düchting

The many years that Claude Monet spent at his beloved house in Giverny represent an exceptionally fruitful and dynamic period in the artist’s career. To help readers understand why, the author explores every aspect of Monet’s idyllic retreat. Chronicling the painter’s arrival at Giverny, the author closely examines Monet’s works from that era to illustrate his mastery of color, brushstroke, and composition. Superb reproductions of Monet’s Grain Stacks, Poplars, and Early Morning series, Waterlily paintings, excerpts from his journals, and photographs of the artist in his studio at Giverny add depth and clarity to Sagner’s lucid text.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Karin Sagner, früher Sagner-Düchting (* 1955 in Steinheidel-Erlabrunn) ist eine deutsche Kunsthistorikerin und Autorin.

Reviews

[Bruno Laschet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schöner Bildband mit biographischen Beschreibungen von C. Monet zu seiner Zeit in Giverny. Besonders die Beschreibung seines Gartens und des Seerosenteichs haben mir gefallen. Das Haus ist heute ein Museum. Muss ich mal hin...

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of the life and work of a famous artist are presented in book.

I found the pictures striking, the description / biography sections were reasonable.

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I must have flowers always and always" - Claude Monet

This one is a very quick read, but for anyone who loves art and monet in particular it's great. I had the pleasure of visiting Giverny back in 2014 and I got engaged on the Japanese bridge so this one's pretty special for me.

I absolutely love Monet and his artwork is stunning, to me he is the ultimate impressionist painter. His home in Giverny is beautiful and to actually stand where he painted and be in the presence of his inspiration is remarkable. His gardens were the source of his creations the fact that he had such a passion for his garden shows in his artwork.

I've travelled around to see his artwork in London, New York and Paris and every painting is sensational. However the real royalty in his work is the waterlily display in the Musée de l'Orangerie... Just wow. When we visited this exhibition I was speechless two rooms surround you with waterlilies, your completely transported to the centre of the pond and in truth I've never seen anything as beautiful.

This book takes you on a journey through Monet's creative process from finding his dream home to making masterpieces. ❤️

[Blasr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should have read this before going to Giverny.

Good timeline.

Quite tricky (for me) artistic discussion passages. First art book I've read with such lines as "The conception of an open-ended space-time continuum links the individual pictures with the scheme of the series....".

[Helena Van der stee · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

very informative but never prying
+ my son gave it to me so I love it more. very cool, erudite, in good taste.