Giverny

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Giverny

c. 1888

Theodore Robinson (American, 1852–1896)

In the mid-1880s, the village of Giverny, situated in the picturesque Seine Valley north of Paris, became a colony for American artists. Robinson's painting is one of a number of similar views of the village that explore variations of color and light during different times of the day and under varying atmospheric conditions. Robinson learned this practice from Claude Monet, who lived in Giverny and became a close friend after the two met in 1888. The painting's dramatic diagonal composition is indebted to Japanese woodblock prints, which Robinson admired and collected.

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Object Details

Title:

Giverny

Date:

c. 1888

Artist:

Theodore Robinson (American, 1852–1896)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

18 1/8 x 21 7/8 inches (46 x 55.6 cm) Framed: 26 3/4 x 30 5/8 x 2 3/4 inches (67.9 x 77.8 x 7 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Lucie Washington Mitcheson in memory of Robert Stockton Johnson Mitcheson for the Robert Stockton Johnson Mitcheson Collection, 1938

Accession Number:

1938-22-10

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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