Late Afternoon, Vétheuil, painted by Claude Monet in 1880 looks across the Seine toward the riverside village where the artist lived, its pale church tower rising above clustered rooftops on the far bank. A single dark boat rests near the shore while the wide water mirrors a sky of drifting cream and grey cloud, the hills behind dissolving into soft afternoon haze. Painted during Monet’s pivotal Vétheuil years, the canvas shows him studying how shifting light and atmosphere could transform an ordinary reach of the river.
Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1880.
Late Afternoon, Vétheuil, 1880 by Claude Monet. Impressionist River Landscape Wall Art Canvas Print.