Snow Effect with Setting Sun (Effet de neige, soleil couchant), c. 1875 by Claude Monet

Snow Effect with Setting Sun (Effet de neige, soleil couchant), painted by Claude Monet c. 1875 captures a hushed winter afternoon at Argenteuil, where snow blankets the rooftops of a quiet village and a lone figure crosses the frozen field. Bare trees rise against a pale sky warmed by the faint glow of a setting sun, while cool blue shadows drift across the snow in loose, feathery brushstrokes. Painted during the artist's productive years beside the Seine, the work shows Monet studying the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere that would come to define Impressionism.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: c. 1875.

Snow Effect with Setting Sun (Effet de neige, soleil couchant), c. 1875 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Winter Landscape Wall Art Canvas Print.