Giverny

and surroundings

Limetz + Bennecourt + Port-Villez +Jeufosse +Vernon

Giverny introduction:
Giverny lies on the right / north bank of the Seine, about 75km west of Paris. In 1883 Claude Monet moved to Giverny, in 1890 he would buy the property, in 1893 he would buy the adjoining land and in 1895 he starts to build the waterlily pond here. In 1926 he would die in Giverny. See seperate page on Monet in Giverny with paintings depicting his garden and his pond.
Monet often painted in the surroundings of Giverny. Here he made several series: the glaçons, the poplars, the haystacks, the misty-morning scenes. Monet also painted in the surroundings, namely the church of Vernon and the opposite hill of Port-Villez. Also other artists came and painted in Giverny.
Note: this page has just been started and is under construction. Additional info and pictures will follow.

Giverny:
Giverny lies on the right / north bank of the Seine, about 75km west of Paris. (iR468; iR9; iR3; iR4) It is part of the arrondissement Les Andelys (iR3), department Eure (iR3) and the region Normandy (iR3). To the east and south flows the river L’Epte.
In 1883 Claude Monet moved to Giverny, in 1890 he would buy the property, in 1893 he would buy the adjoining land and in 1895 he starts to build the waterlily pond here. But, Monet didn’t only paint his garden and his pond (see seperate page), but also the surroundings.
In Giverny you can find the Musée des Impressionnismes (M209); see links for the collection (M209; iR6)

Limetz:
Just south-east of Giverny at the left (east) bank of the river Epte lies Limetz-Villez. (iR468; iR9; iR3) It is part of the department Yvelines (iR3) and the arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie (iR3).
Claude Monet made here his famous serie of the Poplars along the Epte (CR1291-1313).
He made an additional 4 paintings in this village: CR1056 +1148 +1210 +1210a (R22IV,p1058).

Claude Monet: 1891, CR1312, SDbl, Poplars on the banks of the river Epte, seen from the marsh, 88x93, private (iR51;iR3;R22,no1322) Provenance: Durand-Ruel (1892/01. Expos: =DR1892-2; DR1899-34; Weimar-1904-12; London-1905-GG-123. Info: painted from the Limetz bank. — Claude Monet: 1891, CR1312, SDbl, Poplars on the banks of the river Epte, seen from the marsh, 88×93, private (iR51;iR3;R22,no1322) Provenance: Durand-Ruel (1892/01. Expos: =DR1892-2; DR1899-34; Weimar-1904-12; London-1905-GG-123. Info: painted from the Limetz bank.

Bennecourt:
More south-east of Limetz lies Bennecourt (iR468; iR9; iR3).
Already in 1868 Claude Monet made a painting in Bennecourt. Monet depicted Camille sitting on an island across from Gloton, a hamlet east of Bennecourt (iR486). Monet stayed here in 1868, Cézanne in 1866 and Zola in 1866 + 1868. (R22,no110)
After Monet moved to Giverny he sometimes painted in Bennecourt and namely depicted the surroundings and the floating ice in the Seine: CR989 +990 +1125 +1126 +1333-40 (R22IV,p1057).
More to the east of Bennecourt lies La Roche Guyon on further to the east Vétheuil, where Monet lived from 1878/08 till 1881/12 (R464,p13).

Claude Monet: 1868, CR110, On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, 81x100, AI Chicago (M20;R22,no110) Info: Claude and Camille spent some time in Gloton, recommended by Zola. Expos: GP1889-MR-7. Provenance: Clapisson (1889ca); Durand-Ruel (1892); Potter Palmer (1892) — Claude Monet: 1868, CR110, On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, 81×100, AI Chicago (M20;R22,no110) Info: Claude and Camille spent some time in Gloton, recommended by Zola. Expos: GP1889-MR-7. Provenance: Clapisson (1889ca); Durand-Ruel (1892); Potter Palmer (1892)

Port-Villez:
On the opposite left bank of the Seine, to the south-east, lies the small village Port-Villez (iR468; iR9; iR3). It is part of the department Yvelines (iR3) and the arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie (iR3).
Claude Monet namely depicted the hill of Port-Villez, sitting on the opposite riverbank of Giverny or in his studio-boat.
Claude Monet depicted the opposite hill of Port-Villez in the following of his paintings: CRx (R22IV,p1059).
Other pictures he made of Port-Villez were: CR834-839 +841 +962 +1003-1005 +1262-1265 +1341-1344 +1370-1382 +1774-1776 (R22IV,p1059).
It is unclear if Alphonse Maureau also depicted this scene.

Claude Monet, 1885, CR1004, The Banks of the Seine at Port-Villez, 65x81, A1995/06/27 — Claude Monet, 1885, CR1004, The Banks of the Seine at Port-Villez, 65×81, A1995/06/27 (iR51; iR14; R22)

??, 18xx, Sbl (note this doesn't seem to be a signature of Alphonse Maureau), xx, xx (iR64) cpMonet, CR834, La Seine à Port-Villez (R22,no834) — ??, 18xx, Sbl (note this doesn’t seem to be a signature of Alphonse Maureau), xx, xx (iR64) cpMonet, CR834, La Seine à Port-Villez (R22,no834)

Jeufosse:
More to the east of Port-Villez lies the small village Jeufosse (iR468; iR9; iR3).
Claude Monet made a few paintings here: CR909-917 +1332 (R22IV,p1058).

Vernon:
Vernon lies to the west of Giverny, as well on the left as on the right bank, but namely on the left bank, west of Port-Villez. (iR486; iR9; iR3). It is part of the arrondissement Les Andelys (iR3), department Eure (iR3) and the region Normandy (iR3).
Musée de Vernon.
Claude Monet depicted the church of Vernon in the following of his paintings: CRx (R22).
Pierre Bonnard lived some time in Vernon.
The local museum is called Musée Blanche Hoschedé-Monet (M289; iR4); see links for the collection (iR6). Note: untill 2024 it was called Musée Municipal Alphonse-Georges Poulain (iR6).

Other French painters:
There were several other French painters that worked in Giverny and it’s surroundings.
Blanche Hoschedé-Monet was one of them. She was the step-daughter of Claude Monet.
See link for several examples of paintings (iR6).

Foreign visitors:
There were several foreign painters that visited Claude Monet in Giverny and wanted to learn from him. Among them were: Mary Fairchild-MacMonnies (1858-1946), Will Hickok (1853-1932), Vaclav Radimsky (1867-1946). Some of their painting can be seen in the Musée Blanche Hoschedé-Monet in Vernon (=M289), close to Giverny.

Fairchild-MacMonnies, Mary, 1902ca, Wintergarden of Giverny (detail ), 98×164, MdVernon

Background info:
Claude Monet depicted Giverny in the following of his paintings: CRx (R22IV,p1059).
Claude Monet depicted Limetz in the following of his paintings: CR1056 +1148 +1210 +1210a (R22IV,p1058).
Claude Monet depicted Bennecourt in the following of his paintings: CR110 +989 +990 +1125 +1126 +1333-40 (R22IV,p1057).
Claude Monet depicted Port-Villez in the following of his paintings: CR834-839 +841 +962 +1003-1005 +1262-1265 +1341-1344 +1370-1382 +1774-1776 (R22IV,p1059).
Claude Monet depicted Jeufosse in the following of his paintings: CR909-917 +1332 (R22IV,p1058).
Claude Monet depicted Vernon in the following of his paintings: CR842-845 +1060 +1061 +1386-1391a (R22IV,p1060).

Sources:
My main sources are the Catalogue Raisonné of Wildenstein (1996=R22).
See links for other general references (=R), for references to internet sites (=iR), for references to musea (=M). For other additional references (=aR) see below. See links for practical hints and abbreviations and for the subscription of the paintings.