À propos de l’œuvre
Le pont de Waterloo, à Londres, à Dusk, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · 1904 · NGA 1983.1.27 · W1564
Waterloo Bridge, London, at dusk W1564hand painted reproduction
In the twilight light, Waterloo Bridge becomes a long purple line placed on a sea green Thames. The vehicles form small pink and white flashes, while the south bank dissolves in mist. The Washington canvas is inventory 1983.1.27, Wildenstein 1564.
Look at the work
The suspension bridge between turquoise mist and pink light
The apron crosses almost the entire width of the canvas and organizes a very low composition. Its arches repeat without becoming perfectly regular: the mist absorbs certain pillars and opens the view towards the buildings on the opposite bank.
Monet contrasts a cold - mint, turquoise, lavender - atmosphere with tiny warm accents on the deck. The vertical touches of the south bank and the horizontal marks of the water give two distinct rhythms to the same colorful range.
W1564 doesn't just describe a bridge: it measures how much city London's fog still reveals at dusk.
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 1983.1.27 version of the NGA
The work measures 65.7 × 101.6 cm, bears the signature Claude Monet at the bottom right and corresponds to Wildenstein number 1564. It belongs to the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.
The Savoy Hotel viewpoint
Monet observes Waterloo Bridge from a high chamber in the Savoy, on the north bank of the Thames. The bird's eye view allows it to lay out the river, bridge and south bank without showing very developed skies.
London observed then resumed in Giverny
The painter worked on site in 1899, 1900 and 1901, then continued the paintings at length in the studio. The date 1904 corresponds to the completion and exhibition of the series at Durand-Ruel.
Reference image
Read this specific version
Only one image is used: the exact scan of W1564 provided by the National Gallery of Art, converted into a real WebP of 3,000 × 1,926 px.
A slightly receding horizontal
The bridge appears almost parallel to the edge of the canvas, but its discreet rightward escape retains depth. The arches should not become too sharp a geometric pattern.
Mint, slate, lavender and rose
Cool colors wrap the whole thing. The little pink accents of traffic gain their intensity through contrast and must remain punctual.
Air-filtered silhouettes
The buildings and chimneys on the south bank are vertical traces, not jagged shapes. The material must make them emerge and then disappear into the mist.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The National Gallery of Art identifies this painting by the inventory 1983.1.27: 1904, 65.7 × 101.6 cm and Wildenstein 1564.
Waterloo Bridge at dusk, W1564
The dominant turquoise and pink traffic distinguish this state from versions in full sun, in dense fog or in more orange light.
National Gallery of Art, 1983.1.27
The painting is kept in Washington and comes from the Mellon collection. Its inventory number accompanies the notice and the open access image of the NGA.
The Thames from the Savoy
Waterloo Bridge forms one of Monet's three major London complexes, with Charing Cross Bridge and Parliament. Everyone explores the city through the atmosphere.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The exact version of Washington, 1983.1.27 and W1564
- The original horizontal format of 65.7 × 101.6 cm
- The purple line of the arches in a turquoise mist
- The little pink and white shards that liven up the traffic
Work sheet
| Title | Waterloo Bridge, London, at dusk W1564 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1904 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.7 × 101.6 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States |
| Inventory | 1983.1.27 · Wildenstein 1564 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This mint, lavender and pink harmony diffuses a calm light in a living room, bedroom or office. It matches light woods, smoked glass, off-white and gray blue textiles.
