The 1979.329 version of Harvard
Harvard Art Museums documents a 1903 oil on canvas measuring 73.7 × 92.4 cm. The work, donated to the Fogg Museum by Mrs. Henry Lyman, corresponds to Wildenstein 1554.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · 1903 · Harvard 1979.329 · W1554
A pink sun attempts to pass through a sheet of green and blue fog above the Thames. The Charing Cross bridge becomes almost invisible; a dark boat and the reflection of the star are enough to structure the space. The Fogg Museum preserves this painting under the inventory 1979.329, Wildenstein 1554.

Look at the work
The bridge forms a very low horizontal line, interrupted by mist. On the left, a diffuse vertical suggests a chimney; in the foreground, the boat slides in the pink reflection. These few marks prevent the space from dissolving entirely.
The upper half mixes pale blue and denser green around the sun. In the water, the same colors become more horizontal and deeper. The warm reflection connects the star to the boat with a series of small light touches.
W1554 reduces London to three signs - a sun, a bridge line and a boat - wrapped in an immense expanse of color.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
Harvard Art Museums documents a 1903 oil on canvas measuring 73.7 × 92.4 cm. The work, donated to the Fogg Museum by Mrs. Henry Lyman, corresponds to Wildenstein 1554.
Monet observes Charing Cross Bridge from the Savoy, facing upstream of the Thames. The railway bridge, chimneys and boats change appearance depending on the density of the fog.
London studies begun there in 1899, 1900 and 1901 were repeated at length in Giverny. Monet seeks reporting less than the exact coherence of an atmospheric sensation.
Reference image
Only one image is used: the exact scan of W1554 from the Fogg Museum, converted into a real WebP of 2,400 × 1,908 px.
The bridge line must remain very weak. Strengthening it too much would remove the impression that architecture is absorbed by air and water.
Green forms an irregular halo around the sun. Pink remains concentrated in the star and its reflection, creating the only warm contrast of the scene.
The material is more melted than in the Millstones or Cathedrals. Visible repeats accumulate without closing the shapes, which gives the fog its depth.
Documented benchmarks
Harvard Art Museums keeps this painting under inventory 1979.329; it measures 73.7 × 92.4 cm and corresponds to Wildenstein 1554.
The pink sun surrounded by green and the boat in the foreground distinguish this version from the numerous Charing Cross Bridges painted with a more yellow, purple sky or without visible sun.
The painting belongs to the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge. It entered the collection thanks to a donation from Mrs. Henry Lyman.
Monet varies the visibility of the bridge, rail traffic and the south bank. Here, the fog is so dense that urban landmarks become secondary.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Charing Cross Bridge, fog on the Thames W1554 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1903 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.7 × 92.4 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Harvard Art Museums /Fogg Museum, Cambridge, United States |
| Inventory | 1979.329 · Wildenstein 1554 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
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This large blue-green breath is suitable for a bedroom, quiet living room or meditation space. Off-white, smoked glass, light wood and small touches of pale pink prolong its atmosphere.
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