Impressionism · 1875
Woman with a Parasol
Camille Monet turns on a windy hill with her son behind her. Fast brushwork makes the air itself part of the portrait.
- Made
- 1875
- Style
- Impressionism
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
From museum to game table
The in-game crop
The card adds paint spaces, rewards and a frame. This crop shows the artwork area used during play, without the card rails.
The short history
What happened here?
Monet painted his wife Camille and their son Jean outdoors at Argenteuil. The low viewpoint lifts Camille against the sky and gives a casual family walk unusual scale.
The canvas was completed quickly, probably in one sitting. Exposed ground and loose strokes preserve that speed. The veil, grass and clouds all move in the same gust.
Monet showed the painting at the second Impressionist exhibition in 1876. It joined a portrait-like figure with the movement and changing light that drove his landscape work.
Look closer
Three details worth finding
- 1The green underside of the parasol
- 2A veil that almost dissolves into the sky
- 3Jean appearing just over the ridge
Sources
Read further
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