Argenteuil, the Seine (Argenteuil, la Seine), c. 1872 by Claude Monet

Argenteuil, the Seine, painted by Claude Monet in 1872 captures a becalmed stretch of the river at Argenteuil, with sailboats moored near the bank and their masts mirrored in the still water, houses lining the far shore beneath a pale sky. The picture dates from Monet’s first year in the riverside town, when the boating culture of Argenteuil became one of the defining subjects of his early Impressionist output.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1872.

Argenteuil, the Seine (Argenteuil, la Seine), c. 1872 by Claude Monet. Early Impressionist Canvas Print.