A Cottage in Normandy

Impressionism

The story

1885. Monet had been at Giverny for two years, moving earth, cutting trees, fighting with the landlord over a garden only he could see in his head. He needed out. Three months at Hotel Blanquet, him and the Normandy coast. But Normandy in autumn doesn't mess around. The wind, the sea spray hitting your face for days. Even Monet had a limit. So he did what every Norman does when the weather turns ugly. He went inland.

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A Break From the Break

Movement
Impressionism
Artist
Claude Monet

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