Printemps à Vétheuil

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In order to paint the transient effects of light as directly as possible Monet mainly worked outdoors. He had to work quickly to 'capture' a particular moment in a constantly changing scene. This painting was thus painted in great haste. He stippled his subject with great virtuosity in order to give, quite literally, an impression of a day in springtime.

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Title	Printemps à Vétheuil
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 60,5 cm Width 80,5 cm
Artists	Artist: Claude Monet
Accession number	St 93
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Gift Mrs E.Y. van Beek-van Hoorn Janssen, 1951
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1951
Creation date	in 1880
Internal exhibitions	Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	Claude Monet (2009) À la campagne: het Franse licht van Maris tot Monet (2022) Vive l' impressionisme! Topstukken uit Nederlandse collecties. (2024) Claude Monet - Series Paintings (2023)
Material	Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Place of manufacture	Vétheuil > France > Western Europe > Europe
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe

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