Lilacs, Grey Weather (Lilas, temps gris), painted by Claude Monet in 1872-73, captures a hazy spring afternoon in the garden of his first home at Argenteuil. Beneath a canopy of blossoming lilac shrubs rendered in soft strokes of pink and white, three figures rest in dappled shade upon the lawn. The overcast sky mutes the light to a gentle grey, letting Monet explore a tonal harmony that anticipates the serial method he would apply to his celebrated later series.
Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1872-73.
Lilacs, Grey Weather (Lilas, temps gris), 1872-73 by Claude Monet. Argenteuil Garden Scene Wall Art Canvas Print.