Garden at Montgeron

ID: #2095 | TOP 20 | Impressionism | Landscapes

Date: 1877
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Hermitage, Sant Peterburg, Russia
Dimensions: 173 x 193

A corner of the garden in Montgeron is a typical example of the Impresionists painting technique. The painting was created in 1876, when Monet spent the summer in the vicinity of this town. The painting was created as one of four paintings for Rottenburg Castle by the financier Ernest Hoschedy (one of the patrons of the Impressionists). One of the paintings in the series is Turkeys, which is the only painting in which Monet painted birds. The series also includes Lake in Montgeron .

Monet painted picture Garden at Montgeron in 1877. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is landscape. Original size is 173 x 193. This art piece is located in Hermitage, Sant Peterburg, Russia. 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.