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| | Monet's Garden at Giverny |
 | | After a lifetime of travels, wars, and social experiences, Monet finally settled in Giverny, where he was able to reflect both emotionally and thematically on his work and come to terms with many of the issues that troubled him during the 1870's and 80's about industrialization, progress, and his relationship with nature and with society. |
 | | His home in Giverny became his quiet retreat from the stresses of the external world, where the time passed easily and he could let his imagination have control over the whole domain. |
 | | Monet's Garden at Giverny is, quite simply, the epitome of his thematic, stylistic, and technical content, and serves as a final glimpse into a mind and a life devoted to the world around him. |
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