The architect who drew up the Orangerie's two oval Water Lilies rooms to Monet's specifications — curved walls, top light, and the seamless frieze the painter demanded.
Collaborated with · 1922–1927
Lefèvre drew up the Orangerie's two oval Water Lilies rooms to Monet's specifications — curved walls, diffused top light, the canvases curving with the walls. The rooms opened in May 1927, months after the painter's death.
Collaborated with · 1922–1927
Lefèvre drew up the Orangerie's two oval Water Lilies rooms to Monet's specifications — curved walls, diffused top light, the canvases curving with the walls. The rooms opened in May 1927, months after the painter's death.
Worked at · 1922–1927
As architect of the 1922–1927 conversion, Lefèvre turned the Tuileries orangery into the museum of the Water Lilies: two oval rooms in sequence, top-lit through diffusing skylights.
