Landscape at Vétheuil (Paysage à Vétheuil), c. 1879 by Claude Monet

Landscape at Vétheuil (Paysage à Vétheuil), painted by Claude Monet in 1879, looks across a quiet bend of the Seine toward sunlit slopes, where the scattered houses of the village nestle among green hills beneath towering summer clouds. Monet moved to Vétheuil, a small farming village northwest of Paris, in 1878, and its riverbanks and chalk hills became his constant subjects. Painted with fresh, flickering strokes of green, gold, and blue, the canvas shows the artist turning away from modern city life toward the pure, unspoiled countryside that would define his mature landscapes.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1879.

Landscape at Vétheuil (Paysage à Vétheuil), c. 1879 by Claude Monet. Impressionist River Landscape Canvas Print.