Artwork
Seacoast at Trouville
Seacoast at Trouville is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Claude Monet. It dates from 1891 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
About this work
Overview
Seacoast at Trouville is an oil painting depicting a landscape scene, created in 1891. It is currently held at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features a tree with a curved trunk and green leaves set against a grassy hill and a body of water, under a light blue sky with clouds. The scene is rendered in a range of colors, including greens, blues, and browns.
Technique & Style
The artist has used oil paint to capture the landscape, employing various shades of green for the grassy hill and vibrant green for the tree's leaves. The body of water is depicted in lighter blue hues with visible waves.
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.
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