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Claude Monet

The painting The River / On the banks of the Seine at Benne Court painted by Claude Monet in 1868, is considered one of his earliest impressionist works. In the foreground, a woman sits on the banks of the Seine On the river floats a boat under the trees. On the opposite bank there is a village which is reflected with the surrounding landscape in the water. The picture is painted with light brush strokes

(example on the yellow dots in green in the foreground)

The image has a diagonal composition. The upper right half of the image is dominated by the tree branches and and their leaves, which form a  screen in the foreground. The lower left side of the painting provides a view into the distance. The foreground is in shadow, while the river bank is in the sunlight. The reflection on the water surface

n addition, the image obtained by the patches of color that hardly differ despite differences in displayed items, a special rhythm. Thus, the water is for Monet a means of abstraction and a step in the direction of abstract painting. [9] During this time, Monet developed the concept of the painting series. He painted the same theme in different lights. His painting series are among his best know paintings,      He also started in Giverny to create his famous garden, which he used as a motif in his pictures in the sequence. But while he painted these series he also painted landscapes and was often away on long journeys, where he painted different, less known motivs  Claude Monet undertook during his life several trips to Northern French and the French Channel coast, to the French Mediterranean coast, to Norway and to  London and Venice. The invention of the railway enabled faster and cheaper travels, so Monet could afford to travel  several times within France. During his travels he  always  brought with him  his artist materials and  painted the places he visited. In December 1883 Monet and Renoir took a trip to the South of France. Beginning with the 1884 Monet returned to paint to the Mediterranean this time alone. On this triphe painted the the image Bordighera, whichrepresnts the style he found during teses trips,  the typical style of these images. In the foreground is an arabesque of twisted olive trees. In the background, the village and sea can be seen. Monet uses different colours in thses images such as pink, orange , ultramarine and turquoise blue , which he previously hardly used. the bright blue of the sea particularly striking.