On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt (Au Bord de l’Eau, Bennecourt), 1868 by Claude Monet

On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt (Au Bord de l’Eau, Bennecourt), painted by Claude Monet in 1868, portrays his companion Camille Doncieux seated beneath a shading tree on an island in the Seine, gazing across the water toward the village of Gloton. Painted during a brief, financially strained stay near Bennecourt, the work stands among Monet’s earliest masterpieces of plein air painting, balancing dappled light, still water, and quiet domestic intimacy. Broad, confident brushwork and a cool, harmonious palette of greens and blues anticipate the atmospheric concerns that would define his mature Impressionist style.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1868.

On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt (Au Bord de l’Eau, Bennecourt), 1868 by Claude Monet. Riverside Figure Wall Art Canvas Print.