Monet Regattas at Argenteuil 1872
by Claude Monet
Title
Monet Regattas at Argenteuil 1872
Artist
Claude Monet
Medium
Painting - Oil Painting Print
Description
Boating became fashionable from 1830 in the Ile de France region. Racing boats competed at Argenteuil from 1850 because the Seine widened out into a basin which provided the broadest stretch of water in the Paris region. Linked to Paris by train, Argenteuil attracted many competitors and on Sundays crowds of people came to stroll by the river and watch the races.
Claude Monet lived and worked at Argenteuil from December 1871 to 1878 and half of the 170 canvases he painted during this period show the banks of the Seine.
Oscar-Claude Monet ; 14 November 1840 � 5 December 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature. Monet's ambition of documenting the French countryside led him to adopt a method of painting the same scene many times in order to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.
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February 19th, 2014
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Chad Dutson
Beautiful piece! Wonderful detail, lines and color! Gorgeous! Seen on Today's Best Art!
Claude Monet replied:
Thank you Chad for your visit and great comments - Monet's work is very beautiful - Dave