Claude Monet

Claude Monet lived in his house at Giverny for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926. During this very long time, he layed out the house to his own tastes, adapt it to the needs of his family and professional life. At the beginning, the house called House of the Cider-Press (an apple-press located on the little square nearby gave its name to the quarter) was much smaller. Monet enlarged it on both sides. The house is now 40 meter long per 5 meter deep only.

The barn next to the home became his first studio, thanks to the addition of a wooden floor and of stairs leading to the main house. Monet, who mostly painted in the open air, required a place where to store and finish his canvases.

Above the studio, Monet had his own apartment house, a large bedroom and a bathroom. The left side of the house was his side, where he could work and sleep.