Jan Huntley (Claude Monet Foundation) : The public expect to see a very famous garden in perfect condition.

简·亨特利(莫奈基金会)：公众希望见到一个毫无瑕疵的著名花园。

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Tip: a garden doesn't need to be constrained to be beautiful. Claude Monet planted flowers according to their colors and left them to grow freely.

贴士：花园不一定要圈起来有固定形状才漂亮。莫奈的花园按颜色种植花卉，并且任由花卉自由生长。

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Monet was obsessed with his garden and painted it continuously for 40 years until his death in 1926.

莫奈对这个花园很着迷，直至1926年逝世，他连续花了40年在这里写生作画。

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And a few years ago, a new development was announced nearby: the Garden of Monet villas, asking from 4 million yuan for a 2, 030-square-foot town house to 30 million yuan for a 6, 650-square-foot villa.

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Monet found peace and beauty in his garden in Giverny, Picasso went to Juan les Pins and Van Gogh to Arles.

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Other highlights of the sales include one of Monet's monumental paintings of the lily pond in his garden at Giverny, which are among the most iconic images in 20th-century art.

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