CLAUDE MONET: WATERLILIES/ GARDEN OF GIVERNY (HB)

Towards the end of his life Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. His water garden was originally created to satisfy a need to be near water, and to provide a visual feast that could be enjoyed from his house. Adorned with poppies, blue sage, dahlias and irises, the waters were disturbed only by bamboos and water lilies. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water, and it became the central focus of many of his works.