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Garden at Sainte-Adresse
Monet spent the summer of 1867 with his family at Sainte-Adresse, a seaside resort near Le Havre. It was there that he painted this buoyant, sunlit scene of contemporary leisure, enlisting his father (shown seated in a panama hat) and other relatives as models. By adopting an elevated viewpoint and painting the terrace, sea, and sky as three distinct bands of high-keyed color, Monet emphasized the flat surface of the canvas. His approach—daring for its time—reflects his admiration for Japanese prints. Twelve years after it was made, Monet exhibited the picture at the fourth Impressionist exhibition of 1879 as Jardin à Sainte-Adresse.
Artwork Details
- Title: Garden at Sainte-Adresse
- Artist: Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny)
- Date: 1867
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 38 5/8 x 51 1/8 in. (98.1 x 129.9 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum, 1967
- Object Number: 67.241
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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