Boats on the Seine at Le Petit-Gennevilliers is a work by Claude Monet, created around 1874. This painting fits perfectly into the mature period of the Impressionist movement, of which Monet was one of the most eminent representatives.
The work captures a moment of river life on the Seine, near Le Petit-Gennevilliers, a town northwest of Paris that was a lively center for boating and recreational activities at the time. Monet, who lived in Argenteuil nearby, had easy access to these scenes and was an avid observer.
Technically, the painting displays the distinctive characteristics of Impressionism: painting in the open air ( en plein air ), the attention to light and its transitory effects on the water and the boats, and the use of rapid and visible brushstrokes. The boats, despite being the central subject, are rendered with a certain essentiality, blending in with the surrounding environment and reflecting on the water in a vibrant way.
This painting is a testimony to the social and cultural context of the time, in which the Parisian bourgeoisie rediscovered the pleasure of trips out of town and river activities, elements that often appear in the works of the Impressionists.
Product Features
Canvas painting print
Size: 31,5 x 23,6 inches
Material: work printed on very fine grain pictorial canvas
Frame: Light brown beech wood and handmade wood pulp
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