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Tag: Claude Monet
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Woman with a Parasol
Claude Monet, oil on canvas, 1875 Woman with a Parasol depicts Camille Monet and her son, Jean. It embodies the impressionist concept of the ‘glance’ — a snapshot in time; in this case, a stroll on a sunny day (source). Read more →
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Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog
Claude Monet, Oil on canvas, 1904 This work may be contrasted with the austere palette and rather duller tones of The Thames Below Westminster, painted some 30 years previously. Read more →
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Hut of the Douaniers with Varengeville
Claude Monet, oil on canvas, 1882 This master work of light and texture now hangs in the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, where I was able to view the work in June 2007. Read more →