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Women in the garden
Women in the garden' is a work by Claude Monet painted in 1866, exemplifying impressionism. It depicts a woman in a garden amid lush greenery. Monet painted it en plein air while employing a single viewpoint technique, cropping the lower part of the canvas in a special groove. The women’s figures, especially their dresses, were modeled on fashion illustrations from contemporary magazines, with one model being Camille Doncieux, Monet's future wife.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Claude Monet
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Date of birth and death
14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926
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Natinality
French
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Style
Impressionism
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Significant works
Impression, Sunrise; Water Lilies series; Haystacks series; Rouen Cathedral series; London Parliament series
Information about the work
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Year:
1866
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
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Theme:
Impressionism, landscape with figures, everyday life, nature
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting presents a naturalistic portrayal of a daily life scene, focusing on light, color, and the atmosphere of the garden, treating the figures as an element of a harmonious composition. This work demonstrates early stages of impressionism development by Monet.
The key to interpreting the work
The painting should be interpreted as a study of light and color typical of impressionism, highlighting the en plein air painting method and use of natural colors to convey the garden’s atmosphere.See other works by this artist
Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil
- Artist: Claude Monet
- Year: 1875
