Description
One of the first works that Claude Monet completed highlighting his newly landscaped Giverny gardens, this 1896 Japanese Bridge painting marks the beginning of his creative fascination with the landscape. Unlike later pieces that emphasized calming greens and blues, here Monet’s garden bridge is set against an invigorating backdrop of yellows and other warm colors. The sunny sky casts sharp reflections off the pond, which does not yet contain its famous water lilies. It is a landscape in birth, with the energy of youth reverberating through every brush stroke.
In “The Japanese Bridge (The Bridge in Monet’s Garden)”, one can sense why Monet would eventually spend nearly 20 years chronicling his garden through art. His pride in the still-developing gardens is evident, showing both the achievements to date and hinting at what’s to come. It’s all captured in the Impressionist style he helped pioneer. This early look at his Giverny landscape has endured as part of the Japanese Bridge collection and is sure to impress as it did when first shown to the world.
In “The Japanese Bridge (The Bridge in Monet’s Garden)”, one can sense why Monet would eventually spend nearly 20 years chronicling his garden through art. His pride in the still-developing gardens is evident, showing both the achievements to date and hinting at what’s to come. It’s all captured in the Impressionist style he helped pioneer. This early look at his Giverny landscape has endured as part of the Japanese Bridge collection and is sure to impress as it did when first shown to the world.
