1901
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Vétheuil is a 1901 oil by Claude Monet, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see a painting of a small town across a river, with a church standing out. The artist painted this from a balcony, which is interesting because it shows a limited view. He was trying to capture the changing light throughout the day from this one spot. Check out the work of Claude Monet to learn more about his style and technique.
In summer 1901 Claude Monet rented a modest house in Lavacourt, a small hamlet across the Seine from Vétheuil and not far from his property at Giverny, which he was in the process of expanding. He began 15 paintings of Vétheuil from the balcony of this rented home, all of which feature the same restricted view of the riverbank and town—punctuated by the church—and document the changes in light throughout the day. The Art Institute holds two paintings from the series, one from midday and another from sunset . Painted on nearly square canvases, Monet divided each composition in half, separating…
The artist (d. 1926); sold to Boussod, Valadon & Cie., Paris, Feb. 15, 1902, for 8,000 francs [per Wildenstein 1996; see also Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Paris, stock book 15, 1901–18 (as Vétheuil, effet rose), which includes a price code “INXZ,” decoded by the Getty Research Institute’s online database as 8000 francs]; sold to Rosenberg, Paris, May 26, 1903, for 10,000 francs [per Wildenstein 1996; see also Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Paris, stock book 15, 1901–18 (as Vétheuil, effet rose) and includes a price code “PNNXZ,” decoded by the Getty Research Institute’s online database as 10000 francs].…
Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, Oeuvres récentes de Camille Pissarro et nouvelle série de Claude Monet, Feb. 20–28, 1902. New York, Brooklyn Museum, Paintings by Contemporary English and French Painters, Nov. 29, 1922–Jan. 2, 1923, cat. 179, as Vetheuil, Messrs. Durand-Ruel. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, An Exhibition of French Impressionist Paintings, Mar. 1–Apr. 30, 1923, cat. 22, as Vetheuil, 1901. Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, May 22–Oct. 23, 1923, no cat. New York, Union League Club, Paintings by Modern French Masters, Jan. 6–8, 1925, cat. 16, as Vetheuil. Waterbury, Conn.,…
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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