Title of Artwork: “The Grenouillère”
Artwork by Claude Monet
Year Created 1869
Summary of The Grenouillère
Monet’s Bain au grénouillère depicts the experience of bathing.
On September 25, 1869, he sent a letter to Frédéric Bazille, which was dated September 25, 1869. “I’ve drawn some terrible drawings for the painting of La Grenouillère” (pochades). In reality, it’s just a dream. Pierre-Auguste Renoir plans to paint this piece after spending two months in this location.” At the time, Monet and Renoir were close friends in spite of their financial plight, as well.
All About The Grenouillère
Painting at the National Gallery of Art in London, Bathers at La Grenouillere, 73 x 92 cm, is most likely the one Monet referred to in his letter. A larger-scale painting may have been what he had in mind, but it is no longer in the Arnhold collection in Berlin. The large, constructive brushstrokes make it clear that this is a sketch. A more delicate and meticulously calibrated surface was preferred by Monet during this time period. ” An almost identical painting by Renoir depicts the same subject matter in Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum. It was obvious that the two friends were working together on this project.
La Grenouillère’s famous middle-class resorts included a spa, boating, and a floating cafe. With Napoleon III’s family recently visiting, it became a popular tourist destination known as “Trouville-sur-Seine” located near Bougival and accessible by train from Paris. Repetitive elements like ripples on the lake, greenery and boats, and human figures were all used by Monet in order to construct a brushstroke fabric with a strong descriptive aspect in La Grenouillère, just as they were in his previous painting, the Garden at Sainte-Adresse.
The picture has been purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer left it to her children and grandchildren in 1929.
Information Citations
En.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/.
