Île aux Orties near Vernon (Île aux Orties près de Vernon), 1897 by Claude Monet

Île aux Orties near Vernon (Île aux Orties près de Vernon), painted by Claude Monet in 1897 captures the small river island near the confluence of the Epte and Seine, close to his home at Giverny, its water, foliage, and sky dissolved into a shimmering unity of reflected light. Monet painted four versions of this exact composition in 1897, part of his sustained engagement with the Seine valley landscape during his mature Giverny years. A quietly beautiful and contemplative work for any interior attuned to the poetry of the French riverscape.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1897.

Île aux Orties near Vernon (Île aux Orties près de Vernon), 1897 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Riverscape Canvas Print.