MONET, Claude
(b. 1840, Paris, d. 1926, Giverny)

The Road Bridge at Argenteuil

1874
Oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Monet settled in Argenteuil in 1871, after his return from England. Apart from minor interruptions, he stayed here 1878. He was followed to Argenteuil by Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro, and Manet. The six-year period that he spent there was a prolific one; during his first year at Argenteuil alone, he produced almost as many paintings as he had during the three previous years combined. Of the many works the artist produced during this first year, Argenteuil among them, the majority depict the Seine.




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