The Artist Box: Claude Monet

Open the box and step into the world of Claude Monet with a 150-piece puzzle, twenty-four activities, a fact-filled fold-out and an iron-on patch.

Whether you’re besotted by his kitchen and garden in Giverny, intrigued by his personal dramas, or heroize him as the creator of impressionist art, there’s no doubting that Claude Monet is one of history’s most influential artists.

Piece together Monet’s garden in a puzzle, uncover fascinating details about his life in a fold-out timeline, trail and biography, have fun with twenty-four activities and find an iron-on patch, each inspired by this great artist and illustrated by Iratxe López de Munáin.

Using the activity cards, you’ll create art from all sorts of angles, get lost in origami water lilies and decipher your very own Monet murder mystery. In the puzzle, spy the pioneers of the impressionist movement, Monet's studio boat, his wife Camille and details from five of his landmark paintings. Immerse yourself in the world of Monet and, like the artist, discover the beauty all around you!

About the Author

Iratxe López de Munáin is an illustrator based in Barcelona. She has a passion for drawing and for bringing curious characters to life in vibrant and colourful scenes. Her clients include Apple, HP, Penguin Random House and Scholastic, and she also runs her own workshops. Her artwork for Dinner with Monet earned her a 2022 American Illustration Award. Susannah Jowitt is a published author of two fiction and five nonfiction works, and is a freelance features journalist for several national newspapers.