Walk (Argenteuil)

Date: 1872
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: private collection
Dimensions: 60 x 80

In this painting, Claude Monet , like in Ms. Monet and her son , depicts the surroundings of the town of Argenteuil, where he lived with his wife Camille and son Jean from 1871 to 1877, together with his family on a walk. The painter purposefully ignores the growing industrialism and devotes himself to portraying the rural charm and the beauty of walks in nature. Here, too, we can meet Mrs. Monet, her son Jean and another figure whose identity is unknown. Monet excels at capturing the atmosphere of a sunny day, classically using short, quick brushstrokes.

Monet painted picture Walk (Argenteuil) in 1872. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is landscape. Original size is 60 x 80. 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.