Pleasure Boats at Argenteuil (Bateaux de plaisance), 1872-73 by Claude Monet

Pleasure Boats at Argenteuil (Bateaux de plaisance), painted by Claude Monet around 1872-73, captures a cluster of sailing boats moored on the calm Seine at Argenteuil, their tall masts mirrored in silvery blue water beneath a soft summer sky. A single white sail glides past in the distance while leafy banks frame the quiet anchorage on the right. Painted during Monet’s fertile Argenteuil years, the scene distills the leisurely river culture of 1870s Paris and now hangs in the Musée d’Orsay.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1872-73.

Pleasure Boats at Argenteuil (Bateaux de plaisance), 1872-73 by Claude Monet. Impressionist River Scene Wall Art Canvas Print.