Description
In Strada Romada in Bordighera, painted in 1884, Claude Monet utilizes his skill with colors and light to reveal the natural beauty of this coastal Italian commune. This look at Bordighera – a town from which one can see the coast of France – comes from a transitional time period in his career. Monet makes the richly colored plants between the two white houses the centerpiece, showing how nature can threaten to overpower even the grandest of homes. The mountains of Liguria, Italy rise above the scene, their darker shades melding with the sky.
