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Houses on the Achterzaan

1871
Not on view
On the advice of the French painter Charles-François Daubigny, Claude Monet traveled to the Netherlands in 1871, where he painted this landscape of limpid waters and azure skies along the Achterzaan River in Zaandam. Writing to fellow Impressionist Camille Pissarro, Monet noted the pleasures of painting the picturesque Dutch landscape: "This is a superb place for painting. There are the most amusing things everywhere: hundreds of windmills and enchanting boats, extremely friendly Dutchmen…" Using a limited palette of varying shades of green, Monet has captured the hazy atmosphere and light-dappled water of this picturesque Dutch port. Monet's Dutch landscapes were widely admired by other contemporary artists, especially Daubigny, whose own studies of light and water share an affinity.

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  • Title: Houses on the Achterzaan
  • Artist: Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny)
  • Date: 1871
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 17 3/8 × 26 1/2 in. (44.1 × 67.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.196
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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