Claude Monet
Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat
From $100
This painting is golden grass, lilac sky and soft greens, and a cheap copy dulls the light. Our Claude Monet Summer print was graded from a high-resolution master so the summer air stays bright.
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
16x12 inch, 20x16 inch, 24x18 inch, 30x24 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, a bedroom or a hallway. The golds and lilacs look lovely with white, sand and natural oak, and a white or natural oak frame suits it.
About the painting
Summer (Meadow at Bezons) by Claude Monet
Bezons, 1874
In summer 1874 Claude Monet painted a meadow by the Seine between Argenteuil and Bezons. Camille reads in the grass, and Jean is half hidden in it.
Light and air
He showed it at the second Impressionist exhibition in 1876. Émile Zola and other critics praised its light and atmosphere.
Berlin
In 1906 it was bought for the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, and it hangs in the Alte Nationalgalerie.
Read the story
A wide summer meadow stretches under a lilac sky, with slender trees. In the grass, a woman sits reading.
In 1874 Claude Monet was living at Argenteuil, on the Seine near Paris. Here he painted the meadow between Argenteuil and Bezons.
The woman reading is his wife, Camille. Their son, Jean, is half hidden in the tall grass. A third figure may be a nanny.
They are not portraits. They are part of the landscape, like the trees.
In March 1875 the painting was probably offered at auction in Paris, and Monet bought it back himself, for one hundred and ninety francs.
In 1876 he showed it at the second Impressionist exhibition, as The Meadow. Critics, among them Émile Zola, praised its light and air.
The singer Jean-Baptiste Faure owned it, and in 1906 it was bought for the Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
Look at Camille reading, and then try to find Jean in the grass.
Summer, Meadow at Bezons. Claude Monet, 1874.
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.
