Argenteuil, View of the Small Arm of the Seine (Argenteuil, vue du petit bras de la Seine), 1872 by Claude Monet

Argenteuil, View of the Small Arm of the Seine, painted by Claude Monet in 1872 depicts the quieter tributary of the river near Argenteuil, where a solitary sailboat rests at anchor amid smaller moored craft, the town’s distant spires softened by mist across the calm water. Monet settled in Argenteuil that year, and this hushed, intimate view of the petit bras belongs to the first paintings he made there, before the town’s bustling regattas and modern villas came to dominate his riverside compositions.

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

Argenteuil, View of the Small Arm of the Seine (Argenteuil, vue du petit bras de la Seine), 1872 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Seine Wall Art Canvas Print.