Jul 30, 2024
La Grenouillère
La Grenouillère was created by Monet while he was on holiday with Renoir. The work takes its name from a popular location on the Seine. This painting is considered the first one of the impressionist movement.
The scene represents a small island, also known as "Camembert" and a floating restaurant. Monet thus breaks tradition, painting outside and directly in front of his subjects.
He applies rapid marks to represent the movement of water
and short dashes of color to represent leaves.
Even people lose their individuality becoming elements made of light and color. Everything is created based on what Monet saw in relation to light or its absence.
