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Monets Garden at Vetheuil by Monet
Monet's Garden at VetheuilOil on canvas, 1881 This riot of sunflowers, Monets Garden at Vetheuil, is Monet's brilliant gesture of farewell to the poverty and grief that marked his time in Vetheuil. In the autumn of 1881 he was making preparations to move nearer to Paris, to Poissy, where Zola had helped him find a house. The two children who can be seen on the path are the two youngsters of the household, Michel Monet and Jean-Pierre Hoschede, separated in age by no more than a few months. The latter was Monet's favorite and he painted him on several occasions, lending support to the notion that he was the child's father. Jean-Pierre Hoschede always denied this, but in middle age and towards the end of his life he carefully cultivated an evident resemblance. He wrote a book of memoirs which is the best account we have of Monet and his domestic life. At the time he left Vetheuil, Monet was still experiencing financial difficulties, and owned six payments in rent to his landlord. He was ordered to pack up and leave within twenty-four hours, but in the event was granted a reprieve. This was to be Monet's last such undignified departure. In February 1881 Durand-Ruel had again started dealing in Monet's paintings and, although he had temporary problems of liquidity, he never again abandoned Monet. Monet was free to plan ahead and embark on new and ambitious projects projects. Monet's time in Poissy was punctuated by numerous trips to the Normandy coast. The canvases he returned with were hugely successful and he was regarded as the undisputed leader of the Impressionist group. There are four versions of Monet's Garden at Vetheuil all of which were bought by American collectors.
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