Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil

Claude Monet

1876 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

In 1876, Monet made no less than ten paintings of his rented house and garden at Argenteuil. This canvas may be among the ones he painted in June, when he was working on "a series of rather interesting new things." Madame Monet seems incidental in comparison to the impressive stand of hollyhocks in the middle of the composition. Flickering brushstrokes of brightly colored paint make the canvas appear to pulsate with light.

Artist

Claude Monet

Date

1876

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2000, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002