Charing Cross Bridge and Parliament

The artwork

Monet first came to London in 1870, to escape the war between France and Prussia; almost thirty years later he returned by choice, and from a balcony of the Savoy Hotel he painted this bridge in the haze. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• Charing Cross railway bridge and, behind it, the outline of Parliament.
• Blues, pinks and violets that melt into each other, for a light-coloured wall.
• A gift for anyone who loves Impressionist painting.

He returned three times between 1899 and 1901 to paint the Thames, and this time he stayed at the Savoy, the first public building in London lit entirely by electricity.

From the balcony he could see the river, Charing Cross railway bridge and, further off, Parliament. As he had done with the grainstacks and Rouen Cathedral, he used many canvases to follow the changing light and weather. In this one the bridge and Parliament dissolve into blues, pinks and violets, and the brushstrokes curl across the canvas, light and almost playful.

The original is in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, in the United States, a gift from a group of friends of the museum.

In a bedroom or a bright living room it brings the calm of London wrapped in haze. It is a gift for anyone with a London memory to keep close.

Monet painted this subject several times, in different light and at different hours: if you prefer another version, write to us and we will prepare it for you.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass