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Branch of the Seine near Giverny
Bras de Seine près de Giverny
Claude Monet - 1897
Original: Oil on canvas
One of a series of paintings that became known as Early Morning on the Seine. Monet captures the beautiful light and fog along the river at sunrise. At a show in Georges Petit's gallery in 1898, seventeen of these works drew critical acclaim.
History:
until 1911, in the collection of Count Isaac de Camondo, Paris
1911, accepted by the state as a bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo to the Louvre (27/04/1911 Committee, Board of 08/05/1911, Decree of 23/11/1911)
1911, assigned to the Louvre, Paris
1911 to 1947, the Louvre, Paris (presentation from 1914)
from 1947 to 1986, the Louvre, the Jeu de Paume gallery in Paris
1986, assigned to the Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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