Flowers at Vétheuil (Fleurs à Vétheuil), 1881 by Claude Monet

Flowers at Vétheuil, painted by Claude Monet in 1881 presents a dense, sunlit tangle of garden blooms overlooking the Seine near the artist's home at Vétheuil. Monet builds the composition from short, vibrant strokes of colour, allowing the flowers in the foreground to nearly overwhelm the distant glimpse of the village and river beyond. The painting reflects the garden studies Monet pursued intensively during his years at Vétheuil, a rehearsal for the celebrated garden paintings of his later career at Giverny.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1881.

Flowers at Vétheuil (Fleurs à Vétheuil), 1881 by Claude Monet. Floral Garden Wall Art Canvas Print.