Bidspirit auction | CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926), RIVER LANDSCAPE,

CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926), RIVER LANDSCAPE, 1893, OIL ON CANVAS - CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926), RIVER LANDSCAPE, 1893, OIL ON CANVAS Dimensions: Size: 53 x 65.2 cm. All measured values are approximate. Signature: Claude Monet Description: A luminous river landscape characterized by soft atmospheric light, shimmering reflections, and a richly modulated Impressionist palette. A tall mass of trees rises near the center of the composition and is mirrored vertically in the calm water below, creating a strong structural axis between land, sky, and reflection. Warm passages of yellow, ochre, peach, and rose mingle with cooler blue, green, lavender, and gray tones, while short, broken brushstrokes dissolve the boundaries between foliage, distant hills, water, and sky. The gently illuminated riverbank extends across the middle distance, with vegetation and distant forms rendered through layered touches of color rather than sharply defined contours. The lower left bears the signature ”Claude Monet” together with the date ”93.” The reverse shows an aged canvas mounted on a substantial wooden stretcher, with several period paper labels remaining attached to the stretcher without further interpretation. The composition reflects Monet's sustained interest in changing light, atmospheric color, and mirrored landscape, with the water functioning as an active pictorial surface that absorbs and transforms the surrounding forms.