A dialogue between architecture and foliage
The bell tower stands vertically to the left while the central vegetation bends and disperses. This opposition gives the landscape its tension without resorting to a narrative scene.
Canvas reproduction
The format automatically adapts to the original artwork.
Oil painting on rolled canvas, unframed. Custom size available on request.
Explore the subjects and styles associated with this reproduction.
Artwork description
Claude Monet · Vétheuil · 1881 · W697
Beyond a bank covered with reeds, the Notre-Dame de Vétheuil church raises its gray bell tower under a milky sky. A large bouquet of silvery vegetation occupies the center right, agitated by the wind and lit intermittently, while the Seine reflects greens, blues and yellows. Painted in 1881 from a moored boat, this oil on canvas measuring 59.7 × 73.3 cm belongs to a private collection and corresponds to Wildenstein 697.

Look at the work
The village and the church group together in the upper left third. In front of them, a mass of reeds and shrubs hides part of the buildings and advances to the center of the canvas. The Seine forms a wide horizontal band which separates the viewer from the shore.
The cream walls and pink roofs respond to the bluish gray sky. The vegetation is constructed by touches of green, turquoise and silver, some of which tilt as if under a gust. In the water, the same colors stretch horizontally and become reflections.
The bell tower remains the most stable landmark, but Monet places mobile vegetation in front of him: the monument and the meteorological moment measure against each other.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The bell tower stands vertically to the left while the central vegetation bends and disperses. This opposition gives the landscape its tension without resorting to a narrative scene.
The Christie's notice specifies that Monet works from a moored boat. This low position explains the importance of water and the screen formed by the islets of reeds between the painter and the village.
The sky remains clear but overcast. Brighter passages reach the church side and silver leaves, creating a succession of accents rather than uniform lighting.
Reference image
A single exact image of W697 is used throughout the file and as the sole media for the product. The real WebP measures 2,200 × 1,782 px and retains the native definition available without artificial enlargement.
Its small silhouette identifies Vétheuil and balances the large mass of foliage. Refocusing it would cause the contrast between village and vegetation to be lost.
Its inclined branches give the main movement of W697. It must remain crossed by blue, green and white, without becoming an opaque mass.
The touches of the water must lengthen and take on the colors of the sky and the banks. A uniform blue surface would cut the atmospheric link between the planes.
Documented benchmarks
Christie's documents The Church at Vétheuil, oil on canvas from 1881, 59.7 × 73.3 cm, bearing two signature stamps and listed as Wildenstein 697.
Monet represents the church up close, from the other bank or through vegetation. Here it is integrated into the landscape instead of being treated as an isolated facade.
The painter settles on the Seine to place the water in the foreground and to reveal the bell tower behind the reeds of a small islet.
The painting remained in the artist's estate before passing through several collections and galleries in the 20th century. It was sold at Christie's in New York in November 2018.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | The Church in Vétheuil W697 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1881 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 59.7 × 73.3 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Non-public location |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 697 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This horizontal landscape is suitable for a living room, office or dining room. A sage green, bluish gray or cream wall and a light brown frame extend the softness of the sky and foliage.
Custom order
A simple and reassuring process, from selecting the size to the tracked delivery of your canvas.
Select the desired size before ordering.
Your reproduction is hand-painted entirely in oil.
We send you a photo to validate the result before shipping.
You receive your canvas rolled, protected, and shipped with tracking.
Same artist
Continuez avec des œuvres connues du même artiste, sélectionnées pour comparer les sujets, les formats et les ambiances sans mélanger avec les styles génériques.