Creative Christmas Gifts; A Piece Of Monet’s Giverny In A Famous Reproduction
There are but a rare few who could give a creative Christmas gift such as an original Monet or a trip to Giverny. However, a Monet famous reproduction is an awe inspiring, affordable piece of art history.
The Monet ‘Water Lilies’ sequence contains about two hundred fifty paintings by the French impressionist painter. The series depicts Monet’s Giverny garden. The paintings were created during Monet’s final 30 years of life. During this time period, the artist was afflicted with cataracts.
Subsequently, he underwent lens removal letting him see ultraviolet light. This is the explanation of why the series is done in blue colors. Blue hues are easier on the eye and lend a fresh feeling. A famous reproduction including these blue hues would be an excellent creative Christmas gift during this warm season in Australia, cooling the tones in a room and perpetuating the Monet history.
Although the original Monet art is distributed all over the world and may be difficult if not
impossible to visit, the home and gardens of Giverny can be. Many years after his passing, Monet’s renowned place of residence and garden, where the water lilies were found, were given to the French Academy of Fine Arts and tours are given. Because France is over a 22 hour flight from Sydney, visiting the grounds may be out of reach of most, as well as seeing original works. However, a piece of history in a creative Christmas gift can be found in a reproduction to be presented to a Monet connoisseur.
The history of Monet’s Giverny garden will live on when you give a creative Christmas gift of a beautiful, famous reproduction of ‘Water Lilies’. As well, it can cool the room with refreshing blue hues. The quality of this creative Christmas gift certainly won’t give away the fact that it is not an original. This will only be evident due to the affordability, as on June 24, 2008 a piece of the Monet ‘water lily’ history sold for almost 63 million at Christy’s. However, you are able to give the gift of Monet history for far less here.
October 28 2008 02:54 pm | Famous Reproduction Art
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