Charing Cross Bridge, London

Reflections on the Thames

Charing Cross Bridge, London Reflections on the Thames Monet, Claude Bridges Impressionist painting French Impressionist Art movements Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter's "Charing Cross Bridge"or "Reflections on the Thames" was painted in 1901-1904. Over the years, Monet made several visits to London, and although he repeatedly confessed his desire to ‘try to paint fog effects on the Thames’, he did not take up the motif until September 1899, As a plein-air painter, Monet’s practice was to tackle his subject on the spot. Monet painted a series of paintings of this and other bridges and the effects of sun and fog on them in London. He left London in April 1900 with 35 views of Charing Cross Bridge and 41 of Waterloo Bridge respectively. Davis Publications, Worchester, Massachusetts 1900 CE Painting Digital image Tiff; JPEG2000 Oil on canvas Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States 19th century, French; Impressionism London, England Davis Publications, Worchester, Massachusetts

Charing Cross Bridge, London

Reflections on the Thames

Monet, Claude

Bridges

Impressionist painting

French Impressionist

Art movements

Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter's "Charing Cross Bridge"or "Reflections on the Thames" was painted in 1901-1904. Over the years, Monet made several visits to London, and although he repeatedly confessed his desire to ‘try to paint fog effects on the Thames’, he did not take up the motif until September 1899, As a plein-air painter, Monet’s practice was to tackle his subject on the spot. Monet painted a series of paintings of this and other bridges and the effects of sun and fog on them in London. He left London in April 1900 with 35 views of Charing Cross Bridge and 41 of Waterloo Bridge respectively.

Davis Publications, Worchester, Massachusetts

1900 CE

Painting

Digital image

Tiff; JPEG2000

Oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

19th century, French; Impressionism

London, England

Davis Publications, Worchester, Massachusetts