Low Tide at Varengeville

The technique used to paint this work differs from the pictures executed near the customs officers' hut during the same stay. The brushstroke applied in short curved touches is substituted by long sharp strokes on the cliffs, almost evoking falling water. This technique gives volume and strength to the rocks, while at the same time it conveys dynamism and evokes their mineral and plant components. It is an expressionist technique which Monet used in other works such as Church in Varengeville, Morning Effect of 1882. Read more...