Claude Monet 1883 Houses on the Old Bridge. Oil on Canvass. @New Orleans Museum of Art. Promised and Partial Gift of Mrs. John N. Weinstock in memory of Mr. and Mrs. B. Bernard Kreisler.

Shortly after moving to Giverny in April 1883, Claude Monet began painting some of the local landmarks. The church at Vernon was one of these, and he would revisit this subject again 11 years later. Another very quaint, historical landmark he painted in the summer of 1883 is the Old Bridge; definitely worth a quick visit for anyone on their way to Giverny via Vernon. [Read more →]