This post was first published in November 2015 "Honfleur is an evil-smelling place..." Anna Bowman-Dodd was a travel writer and journalist born in 1855, in New York, and popular at the turn of the 20th century. In 1890 Anna published ‘In and out of three Normandy inns’. Her book includes a rather startling
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The agonies of Monet’s 26th year
First published January 2015 Our Sainte-Adresse lighthouse postcard match took us to such a remarkable view point we thought Monet, once an occasional resident here, must have been inspired by the sun setting on this vast seascape. So we looked into his life at Sainte-Adresse only to find a shocking story. Behind 'The
Claude Monet by himself, part 1 – A rebellious youth
Self portrait with beret, by Claude Monet, 1886 First published 2017 By 1900, Claude Monet’s reputation was brilliant and his fame, immense. To celebrate a new exhibition of his work at the Durand-Ruel gallery, journalist Thiébault-Sisson asked the great man to tell the story of his life. Published on November 26, 1900 in
An interview with Claude Monet 1924; The water lilies of Giverny
Claude Monet by himself, part 3 – Shocking the public ‘en plein air’
Cart on the snow covered road with St Simeon farm 1865 (near Honfleur, Normandy) by Claude Monet age 24 First published December 2017 In the previous instalment Monet was disappointed with his tutor's traditional vies, but has made friends with fellow students Renoir, Sisley and Bazille... My story, by Claude Monet (part 3) I forgot