A diagonal formed by the houses
The facades and trees start from the right and decrease towards the center. This line leads the view along the river without resorting to a road.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Lavacourt · circa 1878-1881 · W511
A bank of blue snow descends towards the Seine, while the houses of Lavacourt line up to the right under their white roofs. On the opposite bank, a pink and golden light warms the landscape without erasing the cold. This oil on canvas measuring 59.7 × 80.6 cm, signed and dated Claude Monet 81, belongs to the National Gallery in partnership with the Hugh Lane Gallery; it bears the number NG3262 and corresponds to Wildenstein 511.

Look at the work
The foreground is occupied by a wide snowy slope covered in blues and purples. The Seine opens to the left, then the trees and houses draw a strong diagonal which leads towards the bottom.
The distant shore receives roses, pale yellows and warm whites. This bright area contrasts with the cold tones of the roofs and the nearby embankment. A small dark boat punctuates the water near the center.
Snow is not a uniform white: it becomes the place where blue shadow, pink light, the reflection of water and the material of the brush meet.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The facades and trees start from the right and decrease towards the center. This line leads the view along the river without resorting to a road.
The nearby embankment is cold and bluish; the opposite slope receives a pink light. Monet constructs space through this chromatic opposition.
The broad foreground sweeps and quick touches of the trees demonstrate direct observation of the changing effects on snow and water.
Reference image
The unique reference image of 5,855 × 4,226 px has been converted into a true WebP of 3,000 × 2,165 px. The definition reveals the blues and pinks superimposed in the snow.
It must remain distinct from the Seine and maintain the visual weight which balances the houses located on the right.
This very pale heat gives full meaning to the contrast with the shaded snow and must not turn orange.
Its discreet size locates the scale of the river and animates the transition between the foreground and the distance.
Documented benchmarks
The National Gallery documents Lavacourt under Snow, oil on canvas circa 1878-1881, 59.7 × 80.6 cm, signed and dated, NG3262 inventory and Wildenstein 511 catalog.
The canvas is dated 1881, but the National Gallery estimates that it may have been painted during the exceptionally cold winter of 1879-1880.
Monet then lived on the other bank of the Seine. The village, the banks covered by snow and the frozen river provide several winter paintings.
Hugh Lane purchased the painting from Durand-Ruel in 1905. His legacy from 1917 today explains the relationship between the National Gallery in London and the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Lavacourt under the snow W511 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | Around 1878-1881 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 59.7 × 80.6 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | National Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
| Inventory | NG3262 · Wildenstein 511 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This winter landscape is suitable for a bedroom, living room or office. A gray blue, powder pink or off-white wall and a light frame extend its silent light.
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