Monte Carlo, View of Cap Martin (Monte Carlo, Vue de Cap Martin), 1884 by Claude Monet

Monte Carlo, View of Cap Martin (Monte Carlo, Vue de Cap Martin), painted by Claude Monet in 1884, looks east across a sunlit Mediterranean bay toward the hillside town of Monte Carlo, its pale buildings nestled beneath the blue haze of the Maritime Alps. Painted during a spring journey along the French Riviera that also produced his Bordighera and Antibes canvases, the work frames the coastline through wind-bent pines in the foreground. Its shimmering light and loose, vibrating brushwork capture the intensity of southern color that so struck Monet after years in the cooler light of Normandy.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1884.

Monte Carlo, View of Cap Martin (Monte Carlo, Vue de Cap Martin), 1884 by Claude Monet. French Riviera Coastal Wall Art Canvas Print.