À propos de l’œuvre
Le pont de Waterloo, effet rose, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · 1904 · Washington 1983.1.28 · W1583
The Waterloo Bridge, pink effect W1583hand painted reproduction
Waterloo Bridge passes through an atmosphere of aquamarine, turquoise and pink. Its apricot-colored arches are reflected in the Thames, where the same tones mingle in broad touches. Preserved in Washington under the 1983.1.28 inventory, this version is Wildenstein 1583.
Look at the work
A pink bridge suspended in the turquoise mist
The apron cuts the composition near the middle and leaks slightly to the right. Four low arches structure this horizontal passage. Behind them, a few vertical lines are enough to evoke the buildings and chimneys of the south bank.
The sky combines light blue, sea green and turquoise. The bridge receives warmer roses and apricots, taken up in the river. This repetition of colors unites air and water while maintaining the construction of the bridge.
W1583 transforms modern infrastructure into a pastel agreement: architecture is held together by color more than by design.
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.
Washington's 1983.1.28 version
The National Gallery of Art documents an oil on canvas measuring 65.5 × 92.7 cm. It is signed lower right and corresponds to Wildenstein number 1583.
A painting also called Pink Effect
The bibliography and exhibitions used the title Waterloo Bridge, Pink Effect. This name describes the apricot pink arches which immediately distinguish this version.
From the artist to the Mellon collection
Durand-Ruel and Bernheim-Jeune bought the painting from Monet in December 1920. It then entered the collection of Paul and Bunny Mellon, then was offered to the museum in 1983.
Reference image
Read this specific version
Only one image is used: the exact view of W1583, preserved as a real WebP of 2,200 × 1,552 px, without artificial enlargement.
Four arches in a slight diagonal
The apron appears almost horizontal but moves back to the right. This tiny inclination gives depth and must remain visible in the reproduction.
Turquoise, aquamarine, rose and apricot
Pastel colors keep distinct temperatures. The bridge advances thanks to warm tones, while the sky and the smoke blend into the blue-green ones.
Wide and visible keys
The water does not mechanically reflect the bridge. The colors shift and fragment, producing a moving surface that must remain energetic.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The National Gallery of Art keeps this painting under inventory 1983.1.28; its dimensions are 65.5 × 92.7 cm and its catalog number is Wildenstein 1583.
Waterloo Bridge, pink effect, W1583
This oil on canvas from 1904 bears the signature Claude Monet at the bottom right. Its pastel palette explains the historical subtitle Pink Effect.
National Gallery of Art, 1983.1.28
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon donated the work to the museum in 1983. The institutional notice documents its provenance since Monet.
Waterloo Bridge from the Savoy Hotel
Monet observes the bridge from his Savoy room, high up on the north bank. It varies the canvases with time, traffic, smoke and fog density.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The exact version of Washington, 1983.1.28 and Wildenstein 1583
- The original horizontal format of 65.5 × 92.7 cm
- Apricot pink arches in a turquoise atmosphere
- The colored reflections which extend the bridge without rigid symmetry
Work sheet
| Title | The Waterloo Bridge, pink effect W1583 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1904 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.5 × 92.7 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States |
| Inventory | 1983.1.28 · Wildenstein 1583 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This fresh, pastel harmony brings light to a living room, bedroom or office. It works with blond wood, off-white, smoked glass and small powder pink accents.
