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The Red Kerchief

c. 1868–73

Claude Monet

(French, 1840–1926)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on fabric
Measurements
Framed: 128.3 x 105.7 x 14.6 cm (50 1/2 x 41 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.); Unframed: 99 x 79.8 cm (39 x 31 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1958.39
Public Domain
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Location
222 Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
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Did You Know?

Madame Monet’s red cape draws the viewer’s attention beyond the glass of the French doors capturing her glance, a brief moment frozen in time. This painting was very special to Monet and he kept it with him for his entire life.

Description

This painting depicts Monet's first wife, Camille, outside on a snowy day passing by the French doors of their home at Argenteuil. Her face is rendered in a radically bold Impressionist technique of mere daubs of paint quickly applied, just as the snow and trees are defined by broad, broken strokes of pure white and green.
An oil painting of a woman wearing a red kerchief, standing in the snow, and looking at us through glass doors.

The Red Kerchief

c. 1868–73

Claude Monet

(French, 1840–1926)
France, 19th century

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