À propos de l’œuvre
Automne à Jeufosse, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · Jeufosse · 1884 · W916
Autumn in Jeufosse W916hand painted reproduction
In Jeufosse, the Seine widens between two banks whose foliage changes from green to yellow, pink and red. Monet directs his gaze downstream: the Jeufosse hill descends to the left towards the Gibet hillside, near Port-Villez, while the water absorbs the colors of autumn in long, almost horizontal touches. Signed and dated "Claude Monet 84" at the bottom left, this oil on canvas measuring 60 × 73 cm belongs to a special collection. It corresponds to Wildenstein 916.
Look at the work
The Seine becomes a sheet of autumnal light where the vegetation on both banks unravels in reflected colors
On the left, a curtain of dark trees stands against a milky sky; its base reveals a thin bank and a few bands of shadow. The right bank, lower and brighter, advances diagonally towards the center. Its acidic yellows, pinks and greens form a vibrant contrast with the misty blues of the distant hillside.
Water does not mechanically reflect trees. Monet stretches roses, blues and greens in the direction of the current, then interrupts them with thicker touches near the banks. The sky and the river thus share the same silvery clarity, but their different gestures maintain depth and movement.
Sotheby's precisely identifies the direction of gaze: downstream, with the Jeufosse hill on the left descending towards the Gibet hillside in Port-Villez. This discreet topography gives a real basis to the colorful freedom of the painting.
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.
The asymmetrical banks organize the passage
The vertical, dark mass on the left acts as a threshold, while the more open right bank guides the eye towards the bend of the river. Between them, the Seine becomes a corridor of light.
Two families of gestures construct the landscape
The reflections are stretched horizontally; the foliage and the hillside are laid by quick, diagonal touches. Sotheby's underlines this opposition which gives the painting its energy without breaking its calm.
Autumn is expressed without dominant browns
Lemon yellows, pinks, bluish greens and a few reds are enough to translate the season. The palette avoids the expected earthy tone and makes the transformation of the foliage a luminous phenomenon.
Reference image
Read this specific version
The single image represents exactly Wildenstein 916. The file published by Sotheby's measures 2,000 × 1,648 px; it is kept at its native definition, without artificial enlargement, then encoded in real WebP.
Maintain the dark mass of the left edge
It gives all its value to the clear bank and pink reflections. Too thin, it would remove the effect of entry into the pattern and flatten the depth of the river.
Distinguish gestures from water and foliage
The long, calm touches of the Seine should not imitate the fragmented touch of the trees. This difference in direction is a documented key to W916.
Preserve the mist of the distant hillside
The blue hill blends into the sky without a hard outline. It must remain readable behind the brilliance of the right bank while giving the landscape its atmospheric distance.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
Sotheby's documents Autumn in Jeufosse, oil on canvas from 1884, 60 × 73 cm, signed and dated lower left and listed Wildenstein 916.
A countryside of around ten views of the Seine at Jeufosse
From his boat-workshop, Monet explored this meander located upstream of Giverny in 1884. It varies the direction of gaze, the season and the time in order to observe the metamorphoses of the foliage and the water.
The Jeufosse hill and the Gibet hillside in Port-Villez
Daniel Wildenstein identifies these two landmarks in the downstream view. The composition therefore remains linked to a specific portion of the river despite the erasure of topographical details.
A work passed very early by Durand-Ruel
The merchant acquired it in 1888, probably from Monet, then sent it to his New York gallery. It then belonged to the collector Erwin Davis and appeared in several Durand-Ruel exhibitions from the 1890s.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The Wildenstein 916 version, signed and dated 1884
- The view downstream towards Port-Villez
- The long horizontal touches of the Seine
- The yellow, pink and green foliage of the right bank
Work sheet
| Title | Autumn in Jeufosse W916 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1884 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 60 × 73 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Work documented by Sotheby's |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 916 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This horizontal composition is suitable above a sofa, sideboard or desk. A sage green, mineral pink or pearl gray wall and a light oak frame highlight the fall colors without hardening them.
