Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur (c.1864)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur
c.1864
Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 61 cm
Museum of Fine ArtsBoston

Dating from the beginning of Monet‘s career, this view of a street in the old port of Honfleur is a relatively traditional subject painted with great simplicity and directness. Monet‘s palette of pure, contrasting colors is a radical departure from the traditional practice of building up an overall tonality through delicate gradations of color. (MFA)

This work is reproduced in a painting by Bazille:

Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870)
L’Atelier de la rue Visconti
1867
Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsRichmond

 

 

Compare:

Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
La Rue de la Bavole à Honfleur
1864
Kunsthalle MannheimMannheim

 

 

See also:

• Honfleur (France)