À propos de l’œuvre
Le point de vue de Vernon, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · Vernon · 1886 · W1061
View of Vernon W1061hand painted reproduction
The Vernon collegiate church dominates a town still shrouded in the mist of early spring. In the foreground, a clear path crosses green meadows; four almost bare trunks cut out the sky and measure the distance. Painted in 1886, this oil on canvas measuring 60.3 × 79.4 cm is kept in the Chrysler Museum of Art under number 71.721 and corresponds to Wildenstein 1061.
Look at the work
Vernon appears between a dirt road and bare trees
The low road draws a gentle diagonal. Behind it, the green plots and their fences lead towards the town. The collegiate church, slightly to the left of the center, dominates the houses but remains softened by the atmosphere.
The frank greens of the meadows contrast with the lilacs, blues and grays of the sky and buildings. The poplars receive touches of pale pink and soft green which suggest the first leaves.
The trees in the foreground do not close the view: their thin trunks frame the collegiate church and make the depth of the countryside noticeable.
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 view from cultivated land
Paths, fences and meadows occupy almost half of the canvas. The city is thus viewed from its rural environment rather than from the Seine.
The collegiate church as a distant landmark
Its dark roof and tower protrude beyond the houses. The contours, however, remain flexible, as if filtered by the humidity of the sky.
The discreet signs of early spring
The vegetation is already green, but the tall trees still bear few leaves. The gray-purple sky strengthens this intermediate season.
Reference image
Read this specific version
A single exact image of W1061 is used throughout the listing and as the sole Shopify media. The real WebP measures 1,320 × 987 px and retains the native definition available.
Keep the four trunks in the foreground
Their spacing and finesse are essential for framing the city without forming a screen.
Preserve the blue-gray collegiate church
It must remain identifiable while belonging to the distant atmosphere.
Keep the ocher path and green meadows
This hot-cold contrast builds the foreground and leads towards Vernon.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The Chrysler Museum of Art documents View of Vernon, oil on canvas from 1886, 60.3 × 79.4 cm, inventory 71,721 and Wildenstein catalog 1061.
Vernon, near Monet's house in Giverny
After settling in Giverny in 1883, Monet painted the neighboring town, its collegiate church and the meadows that surround it several times.
Early spring under a gray sky
The almost bare poplars and new greens of the meadows place the pattern when vegetation begins to resume.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler Jr.
The painting belongs to the Chrysler Museum of Art. It is numbered 71.721 and was dedicated in 2004 to Augustus C. Miller.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The Wildenstein 1061 version
- Vernon Collegiate Church
- The four almost bare trees
- The clear path in the foreground
Work sheet
| Title | View of Vernon W1061 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1886 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 60.3 × 79.4 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, United States |
| Inventory | 71,721 · Wildenstein 1061 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This horizontal landscape is suitable for a living room, office or bedroom. A pearl gray, pale green or mist blue wall and a light wood frame accompany its atmosphere.
