1872
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery of Canada
The Highway Bridge under repair is a 1872 oil by Claude Monet, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Canada.
This painting shows a railway bridge under repair. The bridge spans a river, with a few boats and a small island in the background. The sky is grey and cloudy. The artist has used a range of colours to capture the scene, from the dark tones of the bridge to the lighter shades of the sky and water. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. The painting is a great example of the artist's use of light and colour to capture a moment in time. If you want to learn more about the artist's technique, look up impasto.
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
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