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Église de Varengeville à contre-jour W727 par Claude Monet, Barber Institute
  • Église de Varengeville à contre-jour W727 par Claude Monet, Barber Institute
  • Église de Varengeville à contre-jour W727 par Claude Monet, Barber Institute
Varengeville church against the light W727 - Claude Monet

Varengeville church against the light W727 - Claude Monet

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Claude Monet · Varengeville · 1882 · W727

Varengeville church against the light W727hand painted reproduction

The Varengeville church appears on the left in late-day light which erases its volumes, while two dark pines cut out the sky above the sea. Signed and dated Claude Monet 82, this oil on canvas measuring 65 × 81.3 cm is kept at the Barber Institute under number 38.7 and corresponds to Wildenstein 727.

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Varengeville church against the light W727Claude Monet · 1882
1882Dating
65 × 81.3 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
38.7 · Wildenstein 727Inventory
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Look at the work

Light coming from behind the church transforms the architecture into a silhouette

The monument stands on the opposite bank of a hidden gorge, at the edge of the cliff. In the foreground, two pine trees and a mass of red and green vegetation create a dark screen that accentuates the distance.

The yellow, pink and mauve sky illuminates the outline of the church without detailing its facade. The slope receives cold greens and blues, while the very pale sea opens the right of the composition.

The backlight does not remove the church: it makes it more present as a sign, a fragile human silhouette between the cliff, the pines and the maritime expanse.

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 view taken through a throat

The ground descends between the viewer and the church, even if the bottom of the gorge remains invisible. The superimposed planes of foliage and slope give depth to the painting.

02

Two pines as an irregular frame

Their thin trunks and wind-beaten crowns cut through the sky without closing the view. They shift the balance to the right and respond to the bell tower placed on the left.

03

A series of four lighting effects

The Barber Institute indicates that Monet worked simultaneously on several canvases by changing support with light. This version corresponds to the evening backlight effect.

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Only one exact image of W727 is used. The real WebP measures 1024 × 820 px and maintains the best reliable public definition without artificial enlargement.

Composition01

Retain partially dissolved church

Its shapes must remain recognizable but without too clear details. The light behind it deliberately blurs the walls and the bell tower.

Color02

Preserve the almost black but colorful pines

Greens, browns, blues and warm touches give their material. A uniform black would cut them artificially.

Matter03

Keep the reds in the foreground

They connect the vegetation to the sunset sky and warm the base of the canvas. Their presence balances the cold blues of the slope and the sea.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

The Barber Institute documents The Church at Varengeville, oil on canvas from 1882, 65 × 81.3 cm, acquired in 1938 under number 38.7 and listed as Wildenstein 727.

Collection01

Acquired by the Barber Institute in 1938

The painting is numbered 38.7 and has belonged to his collection of 19th century French paintings since the museum opened.

Method02

Up to eight canvases followed according to the evolution of light

Monet moved from one medium to another throughout the day, then added the final touches in the workshop rather than finishing entirely on the pattern.

Effect03

Back light dissolves church and hangs foliage

The museum notice emphasizes this double phenomenon: the architecture loses its descriptive solidity while the edges of the branches and bushes become luminous.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

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

  • The Wildenstein 727 version
  • The church backlit
  • The two pines in the foreground
  • The yellow and pink sky at the end of the day

Work sheet

Title Varengeville church against the light W727
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1882
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 65 × 81.3 cm
Orientation Horizontal
Conservation The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Inventory 38.7 · Wildenstein 727
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - The Barber Institute of Fine Arts · 38.7

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

This backlight scene is suitable for a living room, entrance or library. A pale yellow, olive green or gray blue wall and a deep brown frame enhance its balance.

Varengeville Church against the light W727, painted for your interior

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