À propos de l’œuvre
Les Saules, Jeffrey, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · Giverny · 1886 · W1241
Les Saules, Giverny W1241hand painted reproduction
A row of pruned willows unfolds in front of a still light curtain of trees. Dark trunks punctuate the canvas while grass, blue shadows and young foliage blend into a pale spring light. Signed and dated Claude Monet 86 lower right, this oil on canvas of 73 × 92 cm belongs to a private collection and corresponds to Wildenstein 1241.
Look at the work
A row of willows crossed by spring light
Six main masses of trunks line up from left to right, irregularly spaced. Their upper part dissolves in a network of thin branches. In the foreground, a large area of blue-purple shade alternates with beaches of yellow and green grass.
The palette is deliberately light: off-white, blue-gray, mauve, soft green and yellow. The darkest trunks set the rhythm without closing the landscape; behind them, the trees at the bottom are almost absorbed by the atmosphere.
Willows are not described one by one: their repetition becomes a measure of the outdoors, where each trunk receives a slightly different light and color.
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.
A rhythm of irregular verticals
The trunks form a sequence but never a grid. Their varied inclinations and thicknesses give the row a living presence.
Trees melted into the atmosphere
The high branches are painted with quick, light touches. They mingle with the sky and the wood at the bottom, which deliberately reduces the contours.
Shadow treated as color
In the foreground, blue and purple are not only used to darken. They respond to the yellows of the grass and give the spring light its freshness.
Reference image
Read this specific version
A single exact image of W1241 is used throughout the file and as the sole media for the product. The real WebP measures 1,200 × 946 px and retains the native definition available without artificial enlargement.
Preserve the succession of the six groups of trunks
Their spacing leads the gaze across the entire width. Too regular a row would cause the observed character of the pattern to be lost.
Preserve the clarity of the upper branches
They must remain thin and mixed at the bottom. Continuous dark contours would weigh down the atmosphere.
Keep the signature at the bottom right in the composition
It confirms the 1886 dating and contributes to the balance of the lower corner without becoming a dominant element.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The sales notice documents Les Saules, Giverny, oil on canvas of 73 × 92 cm, signed and dated Claude Monet 86 and listed Wildenstein 1241.
A signature that clearly bears the year 1886
The date painted at the bottom right allows us to fix the execution, even if certain publications placed the work later in Giverny's chronology.
The Wildenstein 1241 reference
The painting is reproduced and described in Monet's catalog raisonné under this number, which distinguishes this row of willows from the late weeping willows linked to Water Lilies.
A painting that remained in private collections for a long time
The work reappears at the Hôtel Drouot in November 2023, lot 7, after several decades outside the public market.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The Wildenstein 1241 version
- The irregular row of willows
- The blue-purple shadows in the foreground
- The signature and date 86 at the bottom right
Work sheet
| Title | Les Saules, Giverny W1241 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1886 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73 × 92 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Non-public location |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 1241 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This horizontal and very light landscape is suitable for a bedroom, living room or office. A warm white, mist blue or sea green wall and a light oak frame extend its spring light.
