proleutimpressionists:Claude Monet, gardenerAs a painter, Monet lived in numerous places. Apart from
proleutimpressionists:Claude Monet, gardenerAs a painter, Monet lived in numerous places. Apart from Paris, he lived in Ville d’Avray, Bougival, Honfleur, London, Zaandam (Netherlands), Argenteuil, Vétheuil, Poissy and Giverny (where he spent the second part of his life when he was not travelling).He started gardening in Argenteuil (1872-78). The garden was already filled with colour, but was still rather conventional.Claude Monet, Les Dahlias (The Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil - or - A Corner of the Garden with Dahlias), 1873. Oil on canvas, 61 x 82.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. -- source link