Jeanne Marie Lecadre in the garden

Date: 1867
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Hermitage, Sant Peterburg, Russia
Dimensions: 80 x 99

"Jeanne Marie Lecadre in the Garden" is an oil painting by French Impressionist artist Claude Monet . The center of the painting is a young woman, Jeanne Marie Lecadre, standing in a garden. Her figure is captured from the waist up. Her hands are resting on a metal fence, giving her a casual and natural look. Behind Jeanne Marie is a garden, another characteristic feature of Monet's paintings. The garden is captured in period style, with carefully designed flower beds, shrubs and trees. Impressionists such as Monet often depicted nature and landscapes , which contributed to their innovative style. Monet was a master at capturing light effects in his paintings. In this painting, we can see the play of light and shadow on Jeanne Marie's face and clothes, which creates an impression of spatial realism. Jeanne Marie Lecadre was a close family friend of Monet and often served as his model. This portrait captures their friendship and intimacy.

Monet painted picture Jeanne Marie Lecadre in the garden in 1867. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is landscape. Original size is 80 x 99. This art piece is located in Hermitage, Sant Peterburg, Russia. 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.