A series produced during the Norwegian winter
Monet stayed in Norway at the beginning of 1895, near his stepson Jacques Hoschedé. Between February and March, he returned several times to the Kolsaas to record variations in snow, mist and light.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · 1895 · Fondation Planque FJSP-998-115 · W1417
A mountain almost erased by snow dominates a silent Norwegian valley. Monet reduces the landscape to very fine gaps of warm gray, blue and pink. The summit of Kolsaas merges with the sky, while a line of conifers and some dark accents maintain the depth. The storm is not described by a spectacular movement: it can be seen in the progressive disappearance of forms.

Look at the work
The mass of the Kolsaas occupies almost the entire upper half. Its slope is perceptible thanks to small variations in value rather than an outline. Brown grays, muted purples and milky blues give the relief an immense but unstable presence.
In the center, the forest forms an irregular band of small verticals. The foreground opens diagonally with bluish and beige snow. Two tiny, darker shapes are enough to scale the site and measure the distance to the mountain.
Monet paints less of a summit than of reduced visibility: the storm transforms the mountain into an atmosphere.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
Monet stayed in Norway at the beginning of 1895, near his stepson Jacques Hoschedé. Between February and March, he returned several times to the Kolsaas to record variations in snow, mist and light.
The foreground, the forest and the mountain are separated by their color temperature. The ground contains more blues, the trees concentrate the browns and the massif approaches the sky. Too contrasting reproduction would destroy this delicate depth.
The surface appears velvety because the keys are close together and not very saturated. Thicker accents remain rare, especially in trees and clear passages of snow. The gesture must remain visible without hardening the whole.
Reference image
The single reference image measures 2,200 × 1,415 px. It shows the FJSP-998-115 version and has been re-encoded into a true WebP at its native definition, without artificial enlargement.
The summit brushes the upper edge and the slope largely fills the field. This scale gives the landscape its monumentality. Reducing the mountain or enlarging the sky would completely change the effect of the storm.
The palette is warmer than a simple white landscape. Grays contain ocher and mauve, while snow mixes pale blue and pink. These tiny gaps should remain distinct.
The forest is not drawn tree by tree. It is built by a succession of vertical touches, sometimes interrupted by fog. Their irregularity gives the vibration of the landscape.
Documented benchmarks
These landmarks concern precisely the painting of the Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation, inventory FJSP-998-115 and Wildenstein 1417.
This oil on canvas from 1895 measures 65 × 100 cm. It belongs to the Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation and is presented at the Granet XXe site, in the chapel of the White Penitents in Aix-en-Provence.
The Granet Museum recalls that Monet painted twelve canvases dedicated to the massif during his stay. Each version retains a similar framing, but modifies the weather, the density of the air and the readability of the relief.
The W1417 version is distinguished by its gray-brown veil and the weak separation between the summit and the sky. The trees and shapes in the foreground become the only points of support for the gaze.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Mount Kolsaas, snowstorm W1417 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1895 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65 × 100 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation, deposit at the Granet XXe site, Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Inventory | FJSP-998-115 · Wildenstein 1417 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
Taupe gray, mist blue, cool pink, brown and ivory give this hand-painted reproduction a deep sobriety. Its horizontal format is suitable for a quiet living room, an office or a bedroom with stone, linen or off-white walls.
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