In 1878, Claude Monet settled in Vétheuil, a small village approximately seventy kilometres north west from Paris. The paintings from Vétheuil show a radical change in Monet's work. He shifted from busy city scenes towards deserted landscapes. He became increasingly fascinated by the effects of light and colour which arose through the constantly changing weather.
Specifications
| Title | La Seine près de Vétheuil |
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| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 83 cm Height 62 cm |
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| Artists |
Artist:
Claude Monet
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| Accession number | 2612 (MK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1878 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) The Collection Enriched (2011) Alles kids (2016) Lievelingen (2024) |
| External exhibitions |
Jongkind & vrienden (2017) À la campagne: het Franse licht van Maris tot Monet (2022) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Vétheuil > France > Western Europe > Europe |
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Claude Monet
Parijs 1840 - Giverny 1926
Claude Monet moved at a young age from Paris to the Normandy city Le Havre. There he became a pupil of Eugène Boudin. From 1860 to 1862 he was stationed as a...
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