Impressionist Giverny: Americans Painters in France, 1885–1915
Sponsored by Musée d’Art Américain, Giverny
| When | May 3, 2008 - July 27, 2008 |
| Where | Florence Griswold Museum Lyme, Connecticut |
| For More Information | 860-434-5542 x 111 http://www.flogris.org/exhibitions/2008/08Giverny.html |
The Florence Griswold Museum is the first venue for "Impressionist Giverny: Americans Painters in France, 1885–1915", an exhibition of over fifty works organized by the Musée d’Art Américain, Giverny and drawn from the collections of the Terra Foundation for American Art. The exhibition tells the story of the expatriate colony founded by American artists in the village of Impressionist master Claude Monet. After seeing the exhibition, visitors may tour the Florence Griswold House, where the artists lived and worked. Just as in Giverny’s Hôtel Baudy—the center of the colony’s social life—artists contributed works to adorn the walls of their accommodation. In the case of the Griswold House, they painted directly on the wooden wall panels and doors. The famed dining room contains 40 such works. There is no other room like it in America. A walk through Miss Florence’s lovingly restored gardens and down to the banks of the Lieutenant River furthers the connection, invoking Monet’s inspirational and often painted gardens and the river Epte that runs through Giverny.
