À propos de l’œuvre
La maison du pêcheur, Varengeville, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · Varengeville · 1882 · W732
Fisherman's House, Varengeville W732hand painted reproduction
A small house with a red roof clings to the edge of a grass-covered cliff, facing a turquoise blue sea. Two chimneys stand out above the roof, while a few white sails punctuate the horizon. Painted in 1882, this oil on canvas measuring 58 × 71.5 cm is kept at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen under number 1544 (MK) and corresponds to Wildenstein 732.
Look at the work
Tiny house between cliff and sea expanse
The building is located to the left of the center, set back on a flat area. Vegetation occupies almost the entire lower half and rises on the left edge, while a bay-shaped opening reveals the sea in the center and right.
The roof mixes red, orange, pink and brown, concentrating the warm tones of the composition. Around it, the grasses are built with touches of green, yellow, mauve and blue. The sea changes from turquoise to deep blue, with small light sailboats near the horizon.
The house is not only a picturesque motif: its compact presence gives the scale of the promontory and makes you feel, in contrast, the immense opening of the sea.
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.
A composition in nested masses
The left slope, the house and the rocky point on the right frame a central body of water. These shapes overlap and build depth without rigid geometric lines.
The roof as a chromatic focus
The oranges and reds of the building immediately catch the eye among the greens and blues. This warm accent allows the small architecture to remain readable in very free vegetation.
A cliff rendered by the touch
Monet does not draw each plant. Short superimposed lines suggest the grasses, flowers and irregularities of the terrain, giving the foreground an almost tactile texture.
Reference image
Read this specific version
A single exact image of W732 is used throughout the file and as the sole media for the product. The real WebP measures 1,200 × 982 px, converted from the high definition file distributed by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, without artificial enlargement.
Respect the remote position of the house
It must remain partially surrounded by the embankment and not be enlarged. Its modest scale is essential to the feeling of a vast coastal landscape.
Preserve the two chimneys
These two dark shapes above the roof make the silhouette immediately identifiable. They punctuate the transition between the building and the sea.
Keep the sails very discreet
Boats are small white and pink signs on the water. Their finesse enlivens the distance without competing with the house.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen preserves The Fisherman's House, Varengeville, oil on canvas from 1882, 58 × 71.5 cm, inventory 1544 (MK) and Wildenstein 732.
Varengeville on the Normandy coast
The museum distinguishes this view from several neighboring compositions painted in Pourville. The site is close, but the building and the organization of the promontory identify a precise version.
One of many coastal searches of 1882
The Museum Boijmans recalls that Monet painted fourteen versions linked to this motif in the region. W732 can be recognized by the house visible in the cliff and the maritime opening which surrounds it.
Acquired by the museum in 1928
The work is numbered 1544 (MK) at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The notice indicates that it is currently in reserves.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The Wildenstein 732 version
- The house with the red roof and two fireplaces
- Grass covered cliff
- Sailboats on the turquoise sea
Work sheet
| Title | Fisherman's House, Varengeville W732 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1882 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 58 × 71.5 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Inventory | 1544 (MK) · Wildenstein 732 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This coastal view is suitable for a living room, office or bedroom. A gray blue, sage green or sand beige wall and a natural setting highlight the balance between the cliff and the sea.
