A diagonal that opens then cuts space
The hull rises from the center towards the right edge and draws the eye with it. Because it is truncated, the scene seems observed up close, like a surprised moment at the edge of the river.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Epte river · 1887 · W1153
Marthe Hoschedé, on the left, faces the gaze while Blanche, seen from behind, sits closer to the bow. Their boat enters obliquely into blue and green water whose reflections blur the border between the bodies, the hull and the river. Made in 1887, this oil on canvas measuring 109 × 129 cm today belongs to a private collection and corresponds to Wildenstein 1153.

Look at the work
The boat occupies the entire right half and is cut by the edge. Marthe appears from the front under a green hat, her light dress animated by lilacs. Blanche turns her back on the viewer; its more vertical silhouette and hat respond to the dark curve of the hull.
The river is painted with a multitude of touches of blue gray, turquoise, pink and green. Under the figures, the reflection becomes darker and more irregular. A few white passages on the dresses and the edge of the boat concentrate the light in the middle of a moving surface.
The boat is not just a motif: it serves as a dividing line between two recognizable women and their unstable doubles, dissolved in the water beneath the boat.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The hull rises from the center towards the right edge and draws the eye with it. Because it is truncated, the scene seems observed up close, like a surprised moment at the edge of the river.
Marthe looks towards the outside of the painting, Blanche towards the inside of the boat. This opposition avoids a frontal scene and gives the group a natural relationship, without strong narration.
The reflections do not exactly reproduce the figures. They stretch them into blue, purple and brown masses, making the river an autonomous field of color and movement.
Reference image
A single exact image of W1153 is used throughout the file and as the sole media for the product. The real WebP measures 1024 × 858 px and retains the native definition available without artificial enlargement.
Their respective orientation distinguishes W1153 from other boat scenes painted by Monet the same year. The poses must remain readable despite the free touch.
The river should not become uniformly turquoise. Grays, pinks and purple shadows give depth and grant water to dresses.
Cutting the right edge provides the impression of immediate proximity. Artificially completing the bow or refocusing the pattern would distort the composition.
Documented benchmarks
The Blue Boat is an oil on canvas from 1887 measuring 109 × 129 cm, listed Wildenstein 1153 and currently kept in a private collection.
Alice Hoschedé's two daughters are represented in a boat on the Epte in Giverny. They belong to the family circle that Monet painted regularly after settling in the village.
W1153 immediately follows Norwegian W1151 and On the boat W1152 in the catalog raisonné. The three tables explore different framing, positions and reflection ratios.
The painting belonged to the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection before being sold in 1976. Its current location is not made public.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | The Blue Boat W1153 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1887 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 109 × 129 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Non-public location |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 1153 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This horizontal stage is suitable for a living room, bedroom or office. A blue gray, deep green or pinkish beige wall and a dark brown frame highlight the dresses and the water mirror.
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