Artwork
Corner of the Garden at Montgeron
Corner of the Garden at Montgeron is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Claude Monet. It dates from 1889 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
Corner of the Garden at Montgeron is an oil on canvas painting by Claude Monet, created in 1876. It is now held in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a vibrant corner of the garden at the château de Rottembourg in Montgeron, near Paris, which was owned by Ernest Hoschedé. It features a winding path through flowering bushes leading to a body of water, set against a soft, pale sky.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by thick, visible brushstrokes and an impasto technique, giving the scene a textured appearance and enhancing the vividness of the colors.
History & Provenance
Monet was commissioned by Hoschedé to paint four large canvases for his living room in 1876. The painting was later acquired by Ivan Morozov in 1907, and then seized by the Soviet state following the October Revolution in 1917.
Artist & collection
Artist
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
The Artist's Garden in Argenteuil (A Corner of the Garden with Dahlias)
Rest in the garden, Argenteuil
View of Vétheuil
Flower Beds at Vétheuil
Le Pont japonais (W 1927)
Meadow with Haystacks near Giverny
Vétheuil in Summer
Meadow with Poplars
Poplars at Giverny, Sunrise
Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil
Pond at Montgeron