Hall of Frame

Perspectives from The Artist's Road

Detail from Nymphaea Claude Monet

Claude Monet was posthumously inducted into the Waterlily Hall of Fame at a presentation held in Giverny, France, in the summer of 2019. The award was presented by Susan Davis of Lawrence Kansas, President of the International Water Garden Society (IWGS). It was received by Philippe Piguet, Monet’s great-grandson. The ceremony was held at Giverny, Monet’s home for over 40 years and was attended by water plant experts from four continents. Davis spoke to the group about the impact that Monet’s paintings had not only on the art world but also on garden and water garden enthusiasts.

After the presentation, the IWGS continued their conference at the Latour-Marliac Nursery in Le Temple-sur-Lot, famous for providing the first waterlilies to Monet for his “jardin d’eau”. Monsieur Latour-Marliac developed the very first yellow, pink and deep red waterlilies, exhibiting them at the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, where Monet (and …