Vétheuil in Summer

Claude Monet

1880 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

In this view of Vétheuil, seen from the opposite bank of the Seine, the flicker of individual brushstrokes reflects Monet's concern with recording sensations of color and light as accurately as possible. Ironically, this practice resulted in paintings of an increasingly abstract nature. Indeed, the imagery nearly dissolves in the myriad touches of paint.

Artist

Claude Monet

Date

1880

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Bequest of William Church Osborn, 1951