Shop art print and framed art Carrières-Saint-Denis, aujourd'hui Carrières-sur-Seine by Claude Monet

Carrières-Saint-Denis is a painting by Claude Monet, completed in 1872. "Since it was donated to the French state in 1906 by Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, it has been kept in national museums. It is currently at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris." Impressionist painter Claude Monet, then aged 32, was living in Argenteuil (Seine-et-Oise) and travelling down the Seine in a boat when he painted this picture in 1872. Entitled Carrières-Saint-Denis, the former name of Carrières-sur-Seine, it was painted by Monet from a boat, or from the current arrival point on hole 6 of the Île Fleurie golf course opposite Carrières. Acquired by art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, it later became the property of collector Étienne Moreau-Nélaton. In 1906, Moreau-Nélaton donated the property to the French state. Initially held by the Department of Paintings at the Musée du Louvre, it is now part of the Musée d'Orsay. A reproduction of the painting can be seen at the entrance to the Jardins de Mademoiselle de La Vallière, on the Chemin des Impressionnistes. The painting shows the church tower and the remains of the abbey. The reflection of the poplars on the water is remarkably well treated. Monet signed this painting twice, first in the bottom right-hand corner when he finished his work, and then on the left, slightly above, probably at the buyer's request so that the signature would be more visible once the canvas had been framed in a smaller [...]

 

This artwork is a painting from the modern period. It belongs to the impressionism style.

 

« Carrières-Saint-Denis, aujourd'hui Carrières-sur-Seine » is kept at Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France.

 

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