Artwork
Rest in the garden, Argenteuil
Rest in the garden, Argenteuil is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Claude Monet. It dates from 1888 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Technique & Style
According to the catalogue record, the work is classified as a painting and employs oil paint on canvas as its medium and support.
Rest in the garden, Argenteuil is an oil painting executed by Claude Monet in 1876. According to the catalogue record, the work is classified as a painting and employs oil paint on canvas as its medium and support. The canvas measures 81 cm in height by 60 cm in width, a relatively modest vertical format suited to an intimate garden subject.
The provenance data indicates that the canvas passed through the collections of Henry P. Newman, the A & R Ball Gallery, Charles Bierer Wrightsman, and a further private holding before entering the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is currently held. No information is available in the supplied sources regarding the painting's specific handling, brushwork, surface condition, or stylistic characteristics beyond its identification as an oil on canvas by Monet.
History & Provenance
Claude Monet created Rest in the garden, Argenteuil in 1876 as an oil painting on canvas. The work's ownership history traces a path from the A & R Ball Gallery to collector Henry P. Newman. It subsequently entered the collection of Charles Bierer Wrightsman before being acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The painting is currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rest in the garden, Argenteuil is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work's provenance includes previous ownership by the A & R Ball Gallery, Henry P. Newman, and Charles Bierer Wrightsman before entering the museum's holdings. The provided sources do not contain specific inventory numbers or a record of exhibition history for this painting.
Overview
Claude Monet’s 1888 oil painting titled Rest in the Garden, Argenteuil depicts a quiet outdoor setting. The work is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It presents a leisurely scene in a garden, rendered in the artist’s characteristic impressionistic manner.
Subject & Meaning
At the centre of the composition a woman dressed in white reclines on a blanket beneath a leafy tree, surrounded by verdant foliage. The arrangement conveys a mood of calm and repose, emphasizing the pleasure of a summer afternoon spent in nature.
Artist & collection
Artist
Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it.
