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La Seine à Giverny de Claude Monet, 1897 – National Gallery of Art 1963.10.180, Wildenstein 1494
  • La Seine à Giverny de Claude Monet, 1897 – National Gallery of Art 1963.10.180, Wildenstein 1494
  • La Seine à Giverny de Claude Monet, 1897 – National Gallery of Art 1963.10.180, Wildenstein 1494
The Seine at Giverny, NGA W1494 - Claude Monet

The Seine at Giverny, NGA W1494 - Claude Monet

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Boutique Claude Monet French painting – French artists Impressionist Impressionist gardens and flowers Impressionist Landscapes Impressionist water and coastlines Japonism National Gallery of Art – Washington, D.C., United States The Seine by Claude Monet

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Claude Monet · 1897 · NGA 1963.10.180 · W1494

The Seine at Giverny, NGA W1494hand painted reproduction

A mass of trees is reflected in the Seine until it forms an almost complete oval. The pale sky and water share very light roses, creams and blues, while the vegetation brings together green, purple and turquoise. Monet painted this view in 1897, when the river near Giverny became the subject of a series devoted to the calm hours of the morning.

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The Seine at Giverny, NGA W1494Claude Monet · 1897
1897Dating
81.5 × 100.5 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
1963.10.180 · Wildenstein 1494Inventory
A real paintingThe canvas is painted, never printed.
Created for youEach copy is made to order.
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Look at the work

The trees and their reflection make up a large dark shape suspended between two expanses of light

The main group of trees is to the right of the center. Its rounded crown is constructed by small touches of green, blue, purple and gray. Lower masses extend the bank to the left and right.

In the water, vegetation repeats itself without perfect symmetry. The keys become more horizontal and freer, then dissolve into the creamy pink of the river. The signature "Claude Monet" appears at the bottom left.

The tree and its reflection appear to form a single organism, but the key directions still make it possible to distinguish the real world from its image.

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.

01

An off-center main mass

The large tree rises to the right, leaving a bright opening to the left. This balance avoids too stable symmetry and gives the composition its slow movement.

02

The reflection as a second painting

The image in the water takes the colors of the bank but stretches them horizontally. It must not be copied mechanically: its breaks make the current felt.

03

A work from the 1897 series

That year, Monet worked on the arms of the Seine near Giverny and on the Mornings. Low lights and calm surfaces herald her subsequent research on the basin.

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The Open Access source measures 9,119 × 7,359 px. It was reduced to 5,000 × 4,035 px for Shopify then converted into a real WebP, without artificial enlargement.

Composition01

A horizon placed near the middle

The bank divides the canvas, then the reflections connect the two halves. Maintaining this proportion maintains the contemplative stability of the scene.

Color02

Dark trees without black

Cucumber green, emerald, indigo blue, purple and gray make up the vegetation. The deepest passages should remain colored.

Matter03

Two scriptures for sky and water

The sky receives flexible and clear gestures; the water of the keys more horizontal. This slight difference is enough to make the mirror fluvial.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

These landmarks concern La Seine à Giverny from the National Gallery of Art, 1963.10.180 and Wildenstein 1494.

Identification01

NGA 1963.10.180, Wildenstein 1494

The National Gallery of Art dates the painting to 1897 and publishes dimensions of 81.5 × 100.5 cm. The catalog raisonné records it under number 1494.

Collection02

Chester Dale legacy in 1963

After belonging to James F. Sutton and then Chester Dale, the work entered the National Gallery of Art by bequest in 1963.

Registration03

Signature lower left

The official notice notes the inscription "Claude Monet" in the lower left corner, placed in the light tones of the water.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.

  • The exact version from the National Gallery of Art, 1963.10.180 and W1494
  • The original horizontal ratio of 81.5 × 100.5 cm
  • The difference in gesture between trees and their reflection
  • Dark colors maintained in green, blue, purple and gray

Work sheet

Title The Seine at Giverny, NGA W1494
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1897
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 81.5 × 100.5 cm
Orientation Horizontal
Conservation National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Inventory 1963.10.180 · Wildenstein 1494
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - National Gallery of Art

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

Bluish green, purple, turquoise, cream pink and gray give this horizontal reproduction a peaceful presence. It is suitable for a living room, bedroom or office in natural tones.

La Seine in Giverny, NGA W1494, painted for your interior

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