A Day with Claude Monet in Giverny

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Review ------ ".. . perhaps no artist is more associated with lush landscapes than Claude Monet, and his gardens at Giverny, France, will surely find a new generation of fans with 'A Day with Claude Monet in Giverny'" —The New York Times "If you have not yet been to Giverny in Normandy, A Day with Claude Monet in Giverny will convince you to make the trip.... But it is the beautiful images that will ensure this book remains your coffee table favourite. Photographs of Monet s home and gardens are juxtaposed with his most famous paintings and images of the artist himself, giving readers a very special view of the artist s life in this idyllic Normandy village." —Living France "One of the strengths of this beautifully illustrated book is the breadth it covers. There are family and archive portraits, sketches and plates of Monet s paintings, snippets of quotations from some of the many visitors who knew Monet and shared his hospitality." —The Reckless Gardener ". . . offers an up-close view of the artist's property." —ArchitecturalDigest.com Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Adrien Goetz, art historian, writer, and lecturer at the Sorbonne, has written several books, including a volume on Giverny. He contributes to numerous reviews and publications and his arts column has run in Le Figaro since 2008. Hugues Gall, director of the Fondation Claude Monet since 2008 and a member of the Giverny Museum of Impressionism, is former director of the Opéra de Paris and the Grand Théâtre in Geneva. Francis Hammond specializes in lifestyle photography; his work has appeared in many books, including Historic Houses of Paris (Flammarion, 2010) and Versailles: A Private Invitation (Flammarion, 2011). Read more ( javascript:void(0) )