French artist Claude Monet, one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, was particularly fascinated with capturing the transient beauty of nature. In a virtuoso display of flowers, this 1897 work reproduced on our products portrays a vibrant bed of chrysanthemums from his prized garden in Giverny.
Among the Impressionists, Monet is perhaps best known for his garden scenes and it was in Giverny, a village on the banks of the Seine River, where he discovered his greatest inspiration.
After purchasing property spread across two acres, Monet set about designing an expansive garden according to the contrasts of colour and shadow, as though it were a painting.
In his words, he designed his gardens at Giverny “both for the pleasure of the eye and for the purpose of having subjects to paint.”
This garden was where Monet created many of his most famous works, including a series of canvases called Chrysanthemums. This 1897 painting in Monet’s distinctive heavy brushstrokes evokes a scene so vivid, one can almost smell the aromas of a flourishing garden.
Monet’s Chrysanthemums is available as an ultra, midi and mini hardcover journal, dot-grid planner, pencil case, canvas bag, document folder and jigsaw puzzle.
