Claude Monet - Vetheuil in Summer 1880

Vetheuil in Summer 1880
Vetheuil in Summer
1880 60x99cm Oil on canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City:
In this view of Vétheuil, seen from the opposite bank of the Seine, the flicker of individual brushstrokes reflects Monet's concern with recording sensations of color and light as accurately as possible. Ironically, this practice resulted in paintings of an increasingly abstract nature. Indeed, the imagery nearly dissolves in the myriad touches of paint.