1907

Monet initiates and then contributes money to a council project to tarmac the village’s two streets as a means of controlling the dust drifting over his property. This saves the gardeners having to continually clean the waterlilies. Torrential rains damage Monet's garden in May, casting him into despair.

Claude Monet
Waterlilies 1907
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Gift of Mrs Harry C. Hanszen, 1988 (68.31)
Photo: Thomas R. DuBrock