Red Boats at Argenteuil

ID: #1277 | TOP 100 | Impressionism | Sea and ships

Date: 1875
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: private collection
Dimensions: 82.5 x 61.8

It is no coincidence that Monet for this image were selected specifically Argenteuil - in the 70s of the 19th century had spent most of the time. Argenteuil is a town situated on the River Seine seventeen miles from Paris. Though the image seems to Monet painted from shore, in fact, because this painting out onto the ship. Although for Argenteuil was typical of the smoke factories highlights Monet vzhlednost town and recreational property. Moreover, when examining X-ray image displayed, the painter's work reworked several times. Interestingly, in the left part of the image originally six flying ducks Monet one of them but painted over, like several other minor details.

Monet painted picture Red Boats at Argenteuil in 1875. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is landscape. Original size is 82.5 x 61.8. This art piece is located in a private collection 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.