Monet's passion for gardening grows apace. He begins to order specialised and rare plants. The new species of clematis is among his new treasures. He paints in an elongated fashion heavily influenced by Japanese art and fabric design.
Claude Monet White clematis 1887 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, Gift of Michel Monet, 1966 (inv. 5011) © Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, © Bridgeman-Giraudon / Presse