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This station is clouds of white steam against dark iron and black engines, and a dull copy turns it all to grey. Our Monet Gare Saint-Lazare print was graded beside the original so the steam stays bright, the engines stay dark and the glass roof still glows.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
20x16 inch, 30x24 inch, 40x32 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a living room, an office or the wall above a sofa, and it is a favourite with train lovers. The greys, blues and creams look striking with white, charcoal and walnut, and a black or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
The Gare Saint-Lazare: Arrival of a Train by Claude Monet
Paris, 1877
In January 1877 Claude Monet set up in the Gare Saint-Lazare, a busy railway station in Paris. In about four months he painted it twelve times, his first series of one subject.
Like a hunter
One account describes him sitting there patiently, like a hunter, brush at the ready, waiting for the moment a locomotive came in. He moved for almost every picture: inside the great glass shed, outside it, under the Pont de l’Europe. And in every one, the station is full of steam and coal smoke.
Impressionism
He finished the paintings in his studio, and that April he showed seven of them at the Third Impressionist Exhibition. As one writer of the time put it, the poetry of the nineteenth century is steam. This one belongs to Harvard’s Fogg Museum.
Read the story
Claude Monet spent the winter of 1877 waiting for trains.
In January he set up in the Gare Saint-Lazare, a busy railway station in Paris.
In about four months he painted it twelve times. It was his first series of a single subject.
One account describes him sitting there patiently, like a hunter, brush at the ready, waiting for the moment a locomotive came in.
He moved for almost every picture: inside the great glass shed, outside it, under the Pont de l'Europe.
And in every one, the station is full of steam and coal smoke.
A writer of the time, Jules Janin, had said that the poetry of the nineteenth century is steam.
He finished them in his studio, and that April he showed seven at the Third Impressionist Exhibition.
This one belongs to Harvard's Fogg Museum.
Look at the steam, and then find the engines under it.
The Gare Saint-Lazare, Arrival of a Train. Claude Monet, 1877.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
