The Boats, Regatta at Argenteuil (Les Barques, régates à Argenteuil), 1874 by Claude Monet

The Boats, Regatta at Argenteuil (Les Barques, régates à Argenteuil), painted by Claude Monet in 1874 shows a fleet of white-sailed yachts leaning into the breeze during a regatta on the Seine, their reflections broken across choppy blue water beneath a sky of restless grey clouds. Red-roofed houses and dark trees anchor the left bank while the boats scatter toward the horizon. Painted at the height of Monet’s Argenteuil years, the brisk, broken brushwork captures wind, water, and shifting light with the spontaneity that defined early Impressionism.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1874.

The Boats, Regatta at Argenteuil (Les Barques, régates à Argenteuil), 1874 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Sailing Regatta Wall Art Canvas Print.