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Theodore Robinson (1852–1896)
The Old Mill (Vieux Moulin), ca. 1892
Oil on canvas; 18 x 21 7/8 in. (45.7 x 55.6 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. Robert W. Chambers, 1910 (10.2)
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After first visiting Giverny in 1885, Robinson spent long periods in the village from 1888 to 1892, becoming friendly with Claude Monet. Surrounded by fields of wheat and oats, Giverny supported three gristmills, including the old Moulin de Chenneviéres seen here. The mill, plow-ridged fields, and grain stack in the distance summarize the seasonal cycle of cultivation, harvest, and milling. Monet's several series of 1890 to 1892, which depict stacks of grain, poplars, and the cathedral of Rouen, clearly influenced Robinson, who portrayed this old mill at least five times.
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