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The Thames Below Westminster Large Framed Print
Framed With Mat •
36x23 inches
The Thames below Westminster is one of the works produced by Monet when he moved to London during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1). Monet painted the parks of central London and the River Thames. Here he shows the misty atmosphere of the capital on a spring day, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in the background. They are contrasted with the jetty in the foreground casting broken shadows on the river, and the new foliage of the trees on the Embankment to the right. |
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The Thames Below Westminster Large Framed Print
Framed With Mat •
36x23 inches
The Thames below Westminster is one of the works produced by Monet when he moved to London during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1). Monet painted the parks of central London and the River Thames. Here he shows the misty atmosphere of the capital on a spring day, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in the background. They are contrasted with the jetty in the foreground casting broken shadows on the river, and the new foliage of the trees on the Embankment to the right.
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), the founder of Impressionism, is one of the most influential painters in the history of art.Born in Paris, eliminating black and gray from his palette, he represented natural colors like a prism, breaking it down into its individual componentsMonet brought the study of the transient effects of natural light to its most refined expression, ultimately becoming a forerunner of 20th century modernism.