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Barques à La Grenouillère W137 par Claude Monet, 1869, Kunsthalle de Brême
  • Barques à La Grenouillère W137 par Claude Monet, 1869, Kunsthalle de Brême
  • Barques à La Grenouillère W137 par Claude Monet, 1869, Kunsthalle de Brême
Boats W137 - Claude Monet

Boats W137 - Claude Monet

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Artwork description

Reproduction details

Claude Monet · Two boats at La Grenouillère · Kunsthalle in Bremen

Boats W137hand painted reproduction

Two boats seen very closely occupy almost the entire canvas. Their dark hulls cut through water animated by white, blue and green reflections. In this small format painted at La Grenouillère, Monet focuses his gaze on the vibrations of the water and on the way in which light fragments shapes.

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Boats W137Claude Monet · 1869
1869Dating
32.9 × 46.7 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
1183-1976/8 · Wildenstein 137Inventory
A real paintingThe canvas is painted, never printed.
Created for youEach copy is made to order.
Controlled in photoYou see the finished painting before it leaves.
Touch-ups includedAdjustments are made before shipping.

Look at the work

Two shells are enough to reveal the mobility of the water

The top boat enters from the left and ends in a point to the right. The second, placed lower and slightly offset, responds to him. The edges of the hulls form almost parallel diagonals, but their reflections and attachments prevent any rigidity.

Around the boats, the surface is constructed by short horizontal and oblique touches. The whites indicate the splinters, the blues and greens give depth, while the ochres reflect the wood. Space is understood without horizon or shore.

By removing almost the entire landscape, Monet makes water itself the subject and laboratory of his touch.

Composition, touch and light

What Monet builds behind the impression of snapshot

Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.

01

A tight framing without horizon

The two boats are cut by the edges and seem to float very close to the viewer. This choice gives the study remarkable immediacy.

02

Solid hulls in an unstable surface

The browned blacks of the boats form the most continuous masses. All around, the separate touches make the water sparkle.

03

Reflections distort contours

Under each shell, the dark color extends into irregular fragments. These passages connect the object to water instead of clearly detaching it from it.

Reference image

Read this specific version

The single reference corresponds to the Wildenstein study 137, inventory 1183-1976/8 of the Kunsthalle Bremen. The file of 1020 × 723 px retained its native resolution, without enlargement, then was converted to WebP.

Composition01

Two diagonals close but not identical

The variation in angle between the shells produces a lively rhythm. Making them perfectly parallel would cause the spontaneity of the pattern to be lost.

Color02

Black people composed of color

The boats mix brown, blue and very dark green. These shades integrate them into the water palette.

Matter03

Clear keys left separate

White and pale blue flashes should not be faded into gradients; their juxtaposition restores the lapping.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

Painted in 1869, this oil on canvas measuring 32.9 × 46.7 cm is kept at the Kunsthalle Bremen under inventory 1183-1976/8 and classified Wildenstein 137.

Location01

La Grenouillère on the Seine

Monet worked in 1869 in this busy leisure area in Croissy-sur-Seine, where floating restaurants, baths and canoeing rub shoulders.

Exchange02

Monet and Renoir paint side by side

The two artists study the same motifs simultaneously. Their paintings then show a common research: translating water and light through visible and mobile touches.

Collection03

The legacy of Meta Schütte

The study comes from the Bremen collection of Meta Schütte. In accordance with family arrangements, she entered the Kunsthalle Bremen in 1976.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.

  • Respect the cut framing and the distinct angles of the two shells.
  • Maintain colored blacks rather than uniform black.
  • Fragment the reflections under the boats.
  • Keep small white and blue touches on the surface of the water.

Work sheet

Title Boats W137
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1869
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 32.9 × 46.7 cm
Orientation Horizontal
Conservation Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Inventory 1183-1976/8 · Wildenstein 137
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the reference notice - Kunsthalle Bremen - 1183-1976/8

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

This intimate and very concentrated format is suitable for a desk, a reading corner or a wall composition. A walnut, matte black or deep blue frame highlights the shells and reflections without weighing down the scene.

W137 boats, painted for your interior

Reproduction of oil painting on canvas made individually, photo controlled and adjustable before shipping.

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