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Claude Monet
- Born in Paris, but raised in Le Havre, and
with little formal training Monet built upon his childhood
reputation for carires, to become a leading light of the impressionist
movement, a name he termed but long regretted.
After a long struggle against poverty and the
critics, he at last became successful in the 1880s and was
able to purchase Giverny financed by his 'grain stack'
series of paintings.
As he became older and his eye sight failed Giverny became
the center of his painting world cumulating in his gift to
the French nation of the 'Water Lilies, Waterscapes' decoration
series.
In the 1960s Giverny was gifted to the French nation by his
son and funds were raised, much in America, to restore the house
to its former glory.
(see the Robert Haviland & C.Parlon
porcelain ranges by clicking on either of the pictures
above)
For
more than 25 years the porcelain manufacturer, Robert
Haviland & C. Parlon, has been working closely with
the Museum Claude Monet in Giverny.
Mr.
and Mrs. Gerard Van Der Kemp are the curators of the
Museum and have been selected by the French
State to recreate the garden, the house and the studio
where Claude Monet painted until the end of his life.
Robert Haviland and C. Parlon, on request, have recreated the colors
and form of the original table settings designed by
Monet for his personal use. This recreation has been both
successful artistically and commercially
throughout the world. |
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