Jean Monet on a tricycle

Date: 1872
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Dimensions: 59.1 x 73

The painting of Monet's eldest son was created after his return with his family from exile during the Franco-Prussian War. Monet was not doing very well financially, but thanks to the efforts of the dealer Ruel Durand, he and his family were able to settle in a rented house in Argenteuil. Here, in the garden of his house, he captured his then five-year-old son riding his mechanical three-wheeled horse in typically Victorian clothing. Monet's main goal was to capture the form, innocence and carelessness of a child. He never sold the painting and kept it in his collection until the end of his life.

Monet painted picture Jean Monet on a tricycle in 1872. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is landscape. Original size is 59.1 x 73. This art piece is located in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926). A native Parisian, who thoroughly developed the idea of Impressionism. Monet almost scientifically studied the effect of light on different objects. He devoted himself to so called transitory states, which quickly led him to work with colour and light, his paintings acting on the viewer from the first impression. His use of open-air painting and objects which were special only because of light opened the way for the beginnings of modern painting. Monet’s Impression, Sunrise (1874) not only gave the name to the whole art movement, but secured Monet a place among the best painters of all times. At one time, he resided in London and created his famous study Houses of Parliament (Monet wondered, How could the English painters paint Parliament when it cannot be seen for the fog?). In the Giverny, which became his favourite retreat after the death of his wife, he painted motifs from his garden and the popular series Water Lilies - the world of the water was as poetic and mysterious as a primordial paradise.