You deserve flowers today. So we’re taking you on a trip to Claude Monet’s garden. 🌻 Monet painted this colorful scene outside the pink house he rented with his family in Vétheuil, just outside Paris. The scene captures three of Monet’s greatest loves: his sons, Jean and Michel (watched over by their nanny), and, of course, flowers. Monet had such a deep passion for flowers that he once said they were a big reason he became a painter. While this painting is full of bright sunflowers and gladiol

🪷 “My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” —#ClaudeMonet referring to his garden in Giverny, France where he painted his late water landscapes. Learn more about this painting from Sara Krajewski, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. 📍Modern and contemporary art, floor 1, through September 10. | Portland Art Museum