The Seine freezes over in an exceptionally harsh winter. Monet endures the subzero temperatures to paint over 20 images of the frozen river and the dramatic spectacle of the thawing ice. The winter is followed by a glorious spring and Monet paints ravishing images of Vétheuil.
Claude Monet
Vétheuil 1879
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1937
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