The Parc Monceau (Le Parc Monceau), 1876 by Claude Monet

The Parc Monceau (Le Parc Monceau), painted by Claude Monet in 1876 depicts a sunlit lawn in one of the most fashionable public gardens of Paris, where a flowering tree spreads its pink blossoms over beds of wildflowers and figures rest beneath the shade. Monet worked in the park during the spring of 1876, turning his rapid, broken brushwork on the interplay of dappled light, deep green foliage and glimpses of elegant facades beyond the trees. These Parc Monceau views anticipate the garden subjects that would come to dominate his later career at Giverny.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1876.

The Parc Monceau (Le Parc Monceau), 1876 by Claude Monet. Paris Garden Wall Art Canvas Print.