Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat  1874

Monet painted this autumnal scene at Argenteuil, a developing industrial town on the outskirts of Paris, where he lived from 1871-78. In 1872 he customised a boat as a floating studio and painted many views of Argenteuil, the Seine and the surrounding countryside from it. By immersing himself in nature in this way, Monet could closely observe the fleeting effects of light...