Autumn Effect at Argenteuil
Maker
(artists)
1840-1926
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)
Width: 74.5 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1932.SC.274
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Monet lived in Argenteuil, on the outskirts of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. The town was rapidly developing into an industrial centre, an expansion evoked by the juxtaposition of the church tower with the factory chimney in the centre. The work looks as if it was painted quickly outdoors, but in fact Monet considerably reworked his initial painting. You can still see where he scraped away layers of paint, probably with the handle of his brush, from the trees to the right. Presumably he thought the paint surface had become too thickly encrusted.
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 ...More
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 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 ...Less
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 ...More
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 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 ...Less
Literature
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed and dated : bottom right : : Claude Monet / 73
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