Autumn Effect at Argenteuil

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Maker


1840-1926

Title

Autumn Effect at Argenteuil

Date of Production

1873

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 55 cm (canvas)
Width: 74.5 cm (canvas)

Object Number

P.1932.SC.274

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

On display
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Label Text

Claude Monet painted this view of the river Seine and the town of Argenteuil from his studio boat, moored on a quiet side channel. The real subjects of this work are the flamboyant autumn colours. The orange leaves contrast with the blue water, rendered in thick parallel lines. Monet added texture to the trees by scratching the paint with the handle of his brush. Monet lived in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. It was an affordable alternative to the capital, easily accessible by the new railroads.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : signed and dated : bottom right : : Claude Monet / 73

Provenance

Paul Durand-Ruel, Paris; Erwin Davis, New York, 1886; Paul Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1901; G. Hoentschel, Paris, 1904; Comte de Rasti, Paris; Alexandre Rosenberg, Paris; Hodebert; Bernheim-Jeune & Cie, Paris, 1924; purchased by Samuel Courtauld, May 1924; Courtauld Gift, 1932.

Exhibition History

Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019
Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cezanne, National Gallery, London, 17/09/2018-20/01/2019
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Paul Durand-Ruel and Impressionism, Musée de Luxembourg, Paris, 15/10/2014-08/02/2015; National Gallery, London, 04/03/2015-31/05/2015; Philadelphia Museum of Art, 18/06/2015-13/09/2015
Wolken Welt des Flüchtigen, Leopold Museum, Vienna, 22/03/2013-01/07/2013
Monet and Abstraction, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 23/02/2010-30/05/2010
Monet Focus Exhibition, Atlanta & USA, 06/10/2001-06/01/2002
Monet and Japan, Canberra & Australia, 09/03/2001-11/06/2001
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
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Literature

The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998

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