Spring, the Border of the Epte (Printemps, Bord de l’Epte), 1885 by Claude Monet

Spring, the Border of the Epte (Printemps, Bord de l’Epte), painted by Claude Monet in 1885 depicts the marshy bank of the little river Epte near Giverny, where gnarled pollarded willows and slender bare trees rise above a fringe of fresh green reeds. The hills of the far bank glow in soft rose and gold beyond the thicket, while the calm water below mirrors trunks and sky in delicate broken strokes. Monet painted this early spring scene two years after settling at Giverny, when the streams and meadows around the village became his constant motifs.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1885.

Spring, the Border of the Epte (Printemps, Bord de l’Epte), 1885 by Claude Monet. Impressionist River Landscape Wall Art Canvas Print.