The Artist's Garden at Giverny

from the sources

• The painting is an oil on canvas work by Claude Monet made in 1900 and held in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. en.wikipedia.org

  “The Artist's Garden at Giverny (French: Le Jardin de l'artiste à Giverny) is an oil on canvas painting by Claude Monet done in 1900, now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.”

• The painting depicts rows of irises in shades of purple and pink arranged diagonally across the picture plane. en.wikipedia.org

  “The painting shows rows of irises in various shades of purple and pink set diagonally across the picture plane.”

• The trees above the flowers let dappled light through, which changes the tone of the flowers' colours. en.wikipedia.org

  “The flowers are under trees that in allowing dappled light through change the tone of their colours.”

• A glimpse of Monet's house is visible beyond the trees in the painting. en.wikipedia.org

  “Beyond the trees is a glimpse of Monet's house.”

• Monet worked on and developed the garden depicted in the painting from the end of 1883 until the end of his life. en.wikipedia.org

  “Monet worked on and developed the garden that is the subject of the painting from the end of 1883 until the end of his life.”

• The painting has been exhibited in France and in several other countries, including Australia, Belgium, Korea, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the United States. en.wikipedia.org

  “As well as in France, Le Jardin de l'artiste à Giverny has been exhibited in Australia, Belgium, Korea, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the United States.”

• In 2023, climate activists smeared red paint on the painting while it was exhibited in Stockholm. en.wikipedia.org

  “In 2023, climate activists smeared red paint on the work while exhibited in Stockholm to put pressure on the Swedish government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”