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The Houses in the Snow, Norway, by Claude Monet, oil, 1898

The Houses in the Snow, Norway

Claude Monet

1898

oil

canvas

From the collection of Denver Art Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

The Houses in the Snow, Norway is a 1898 oil by Claude Monet, a Impressionism work, held at Denver Art Museum.

Who painted this?
Claude Monet
When & what style?
1898 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Denver Art Museum

About this work

The painting shows a winter scene with two small houses covered in snow. The houses are in the middle of the image, and the snow is all around them. The sky above is cloudy and gray. The houses are painted in dark colors, and the snow is painted in light colors. This makes the houses stand out against the snow. The painting is done in a style that makes it look soft and fuzzy. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of Claude Monet.

About the artist

Portrait of Claude Monet
Artist

Claude Monet

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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