The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil  1880

Monet planted gardens wherever he lived. When he rented this house at Vétheuil, he made arrangements with the owner to landscape the terraces, which lead down to the Seine. The boy with the wagon is Monet's young son, and on the steps behind him are other members of his extended household. On the path, the brilliant sunlight is dappled with shade that falls in blues, plum...