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The Boats, Regatta at Argenteuil (Les Barques, Régates à Argenteuil), c. 1874 by Claude Monet
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The Boats, Regatta at Argenteuil (Les Barques, Régates à Argenteuil), painted by Claude Monet around 1874 captures a cluster of sailboats gliding on the Seine beneath a wide, cloud-streaked sky, their cream and white sails catching what light breaks through the overcast afternoon. A row of red-roofed houses and a solitary tree line the near shore, rendered in short, blunt strokes that dissolve architectural detail into pure color and reflected light. Painted during Monet's years at Argenteuil, a riverside town that became a favored subject for its sailing regattas, the work exemplifies the plein-air technique and everyday leisure subjects that defined the emerging Impressionist movement.
Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1874.
The Boats, Regatta at Argenteuil (Les Barques, Régates à Argenteuil), 1874 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Regatta Canvas Print.