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The agonies of Monet’s 26th year

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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

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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

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First published October 2017 An old book by Marc Elder gives a remarkable insight into the creation of Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, as he wrote it after visiting Giverny and interviewing the great man himself.  Their meeting was in 1924, just two years before Monet died age 86, on 5

Take me to Trouville!

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First published January 2015 On a cold blustery day in February 1848 the last King of France skulked along the quay in Trouville-sur-Mer, desperate to secure passage to England for himself and his family. The winds were high and no sailor could be swayed by the many francs he offered them. A kingly

Monet’s unquiet heart, in Étretat 

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First published 2017 The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset, was painted in the early months of 1883, a time Monet would always remember with unease. The painting looks out to sea at the Porte d'Aval arch overlapping Aiguille, a tall rock spire. Next to them the dark orange sun like a burning coal,

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