Claude Monet
(1840 - 1926)
(1840 - 1926)
The Luncheon (Le déjeuner), originally titled Panneau decoratif (Decorative Panel), is an impressionistic depiction of an uncleared luncheon table and several figures in the painter's flower garden. The painting has been in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris since 1886, on loan from the Louvre.
The actual theme of Le Déjeuner, despite its title, is the floral splendor of Monet's garden, rendered in dominant contrasts and bright tones, predominantly red and green. With dots and short strokes, he suggests the large bushes of fuchsias, geraniums, and roses, playfully varying them with the patches of sunlight that illuminate the garden in the early afternoon. Through the trees, the light falls in dappled shades on the dresses of the strolling ladies, on the path, the coffee pot, and the tablecloth, on some of the bars of the wooden garden bench, on the hat in the tree, and on Jean's outfit. The painting perfectly demonstrates Monet's mastery of creating an almost perfectly harmonious whole from seemingly random strokes and dots, capturing the atmosphere of "an equally perfect moment in the afternoon."
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Déjeuner_(Monet)
The actual theme of Le Déjeuner, despite its title, is the floral splendor of Monet's garden, rendered in dominant contrasts and bright tones, predominantly red and green. With dots and short strokes, he suggests the large bushes of fuchsias, geraniums, and roses, playfully varying them with the patches of sunlight that illuminate the garden in the early afternoon. Through the trees, the light falls in dappled shades on the dresses of the strolling ladies, on the path, the coffee pot, and the tablecloth, on some of the bars of the wooden garden bench, on the hat in the tree, and on Jean's outfit. The painting perfectly demonstrates Monet's mastery of creating an almost perfectly harmonious whole from seemingly random strokes and dots, capturing the atmosphere of "an equally perfect moment in the afternoon."
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Déjeuner_(Monet)
The Luncheon
1873
Oil on canvas
160 x 201 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
1873
Oil on canvas
160 x 201 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/le-dejeuner-panneau-decoratif-10898
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