CLAUDE MONET ON THE BANK OF THE SIENE, BENNECOURT

Claude Monet on the Bank of the Siene, Bennecourt

Claude Monet on the Bank of the Siene, Bennecourt

Bank of the Siene, Bennecourt

Claude Monet painted On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt in 1868. Monet's bold handling of color reveals in a simple subject -- his wife, Camille, looking across the Seine at the suburb of Bennecourt -- the power of his innovative approach. Working with patches of blue, ocher, and pink, Monet defines the setting not through form and location but through the more elusive elements of light and reflection. Claude Monet also known ...