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Autoportrait coiffé d’un béret W1078 par Claude Monet, collection particulière
  • Autoportrait coiffé d’un béret W1078 par Claude Monet, collection particulière
  • Autoportrait coiffé d’un béret W1078 par Claude Monet, collection particulière
Self-portrait wearing a W1078 beret - Claude Monet

Self-portrait wearing a W1078 beret - Claude Monet

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Artwork description

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Claude Monet · Giverny · 1886 · W1078

Self-portrait wearing W1078 berethand painted reproduction

Claude Monet depicts himself at mid-body, wearing a black beret and wearing a dark blouse. His bearded face turns towards the viewer with a concentrated expression, in front of a light blue background brushed quickly. Painted in 1886, this oil self-portrait on canvas measures 56 × 46 cm, belongs to a private collection and corresponds to Wildenstein 1078.

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Self-portrait wearing W1078 beretClaude Monet · 1886
1886Dating
56 × 46 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
Wildenstein 1078Inventory
A real paintingThe canvas is painted, never printed.
Created for youEach copy is made to order.
Controlled in photoYou see the finished painting before it leaves.
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Look at the work

The painter shows himself to be a worker, without decoration or workshop attribute

The bust occupies almost the entire width. The beret forms a black mass above the forehead, while the beard descends towards the dark knot of the collar. The shoulders are only indicated by wide gray and purple passages.

The face combines ocher, pink, brown and red, with light accents on the forehead and cheek. The blue and white background remains open around the silhouette and retains the trace of the brush.

Monet seeks neither the official pose nor the polite resemblance: he presents himself with the clothes, beard and gaze of a painter accustomed to outdoor work.

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

A close and direct framing

The head and shoulders fill the format of 56 × 46 cm. This proximity makes the gaze the psychological center of the painting.

02

The beret as the summit of the composition

Its horizontal shape stabilizes the head and contrasts with the vertical beard, giving the silhouette a simple and strong structure.

03

A deliberately unfinished execution at the shoulders

Areas of canvas and preparation remain visible in the garment. They focus the definition on the face rather than on the blouse.

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The unique high definition reference image has been converted into a true WebP of 2,377 × 3,000 px. It retains the detail of the face and the visible reserves of the blouse.

Composition01

Maintain attentive gaze expression

Eyes, eyebrows and facial orientation should remain precise despite the general freedom of touch.

Color02

Preserve the clear reserves of the garment

They should not be filled in: these open passages belong to the specific state of the self-portrait.

Matter03

Keep the blue background very free

His visible brushstrokes loosen the silhouette without producing a regular halo around the head.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

The exhibition file Before the Water Lilies documents the Self-portrait wearing a beret, oil on canvas from 1886, 56 × 46 cm, private collection and catalog Wildenstein 1078.

Rarity01

One of Monet's very rare self-portraits

The painter devoted most of his work to landscape and rarely chose himself as a model, which gives W1078 a unique place.

Conservation02

Never sold during the artist's lifetime

The self-portrait remained with Monet then belonged throughout his life to his son Michel, before passing into a private collection.

Context03

The year of the big stay in Belle-Île

In 1886, Monet divided his time between Giverny and his painting campaigns, notably more than two months on the Breton coast.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

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

  • The Wildenstein 1078 version
  • The black beret
  • Monet's direct gaze
  • Shoulders left in open passages

Work sheet

Title Self-portrait wearing W1078 beret
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1886
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 56 × 46 cm
Orientation Vertical
Conservation Private collection, Work rarely exhibited
Inventory Wildenstein 1078
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - Giverny Museum of Impressionism · exhibition file

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

This vertical self-portrait is suitable for a bookcase, office or entrance. A blue gray, warm brown or ivory wall and a matte black frame emphasize its presence.

Self-portrait wearing a W1078 beret, painted for your interior

Reproduction of oil painting on canvas made individually, photo controlled and adjustable before shipping.

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Self-portrait wearing a W1078 beret - Claude Monet
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