San Giorgio at dusk

ID: #2096 | TOP 100 | Impressionism | Landscapes

Date: 1908
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: National Museum Wales
Dimensions: 65.2 x 92.4

Or the Sun in Venice, as this Impresionists painting is called, was created in the years 1908-1912 by the painter Claude Monet . During his first and at the same time his last visit to Venice, he described the whole city as too beautiful for painting, which may be the reason for his return to Giverny with a number of unfinished works. In the picture we see a view of the islet of San Giorgio Maggiore with the church at sunset, with the dome of Santa Maria della Salute and the mouth of the Grand Canal faintly visible in the background. The painting is on display at the National Museum in Cardiff, Wales.

Monet painted picture San Giorgio at dusk in 1908. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. Original size is 65.2 x 92.4. This art piece is located in National Museum Wales. 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.