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Claude Monet (1840-1926), Bend in the Epte River Near Giverny, 1888, French. Oil on canvas. 73.7 x 92.9 cm. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum Art (http://www.philamuseum.org/), Philadelphia, Pa; the William L. Elkins Collection, 1924. Photograph by Graydon Wood.

It was, as they say, love at first sight. One day, on the train midway between Paris and Rouen, Claude Monet (1840-1926) happened to glimpse the passing countryside of a small village through the carriage window. The sight renewed Monet like a spring shower. Already in his 40s, he had been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his progress; he was also tired of his usual motifs as well as of his Impressionist companions. Almost immediately, he rented a house in the village and settled there, in 1883. That passing moment, as it turned out to be, was fateful: the village was Giverny. Joining him was what could only have been called . . . [Full Text of this Article]

M. Therese Southgate, MD