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A Bird's-Eye View

1889
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 769
Theodore Robinson, although academically trained at France’s École des Beaux-Arts, became the leading American disciple of the progressive impressionist Claude Monet. Living as a close friend and neighbor of the famous painter in the artists’ colony of Giverny between 1887 and 1892, Robinson experimented with plein-air (outdoor) painting in numerous depictions of that bucolic village, such as this work.

Artwork Details

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  • Title: A Bird's-Eye View
  • Artist: Theodore Robinson (1852–1896)
  • Date: 1889
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 25 3/4 x 32 in. (65.4 x 81.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of George A. Hearn, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.64.9
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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