My Most Beautiful Masterpiece: Monet and his Garden
Friday 18 March 2016 6.30 - 7.30pm
The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
£16 (includes exhibition entry). £12 (event only). Reductions available.
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse
James Priest, head gardener at Giverny, in conversation with garden designer and writer James Alexander-Sinclair, discusses Monet’s cultivation of and relationship with the garden that inspired some of his most famous paintings.
Claude Monet lived at Giverny for 43 years, from 1883 to his death in 1926. A passionate horticulturalist, his garden became a work of art as well as a subject for his paintings. From the Iris garden to his huge waterlily canvases, the garden at Giverny was the focus for some of Monet’s greatest works of art.
In this event, James Priest discusses with James Alexander-Sinclair, the relationship between Monet’s horticulture and his art and the preservation of this iconic garden.
This talk will be followed by a drinks reception.