The Houses of Parliament, Sunset

Claude Monet

1903 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size2:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Year: 1903
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 81.3 × 92.5 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Impressionism
Series: Houses of Parliament series

The towers of the Palace of Westminster silhouetted in blue against a sky of pink, peach and lavender, their shapes repeated in the rippling Thames below. Monet painted the Houses of Parliament during stays in London between 1899 and 1901, always from the same spot on the terrace of St Thomas' Hospital across the river and on canvases of nearly the same size, changing only the hour and the weather. What drew him was the city's fog, which turned stone into coloured haze; Turner and Whistler had loved the same effects. He finished many of the canvases back at Giverny, which is why this one is signed and dated 1903, and he was unbothered when critics objected to studio work. A single olive-green stroke on the water stands for a boatman. The painting belongs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Houses of Parliament, Sunset in the public domain?

Yes. Claude Monet (1840–1926) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Houses of Parliament, Sunset painted, and in what medium?

The Houses of Parliament, Sunset dates from 1903 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 81.3 × 92.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Claude Monet's The Houses of Parliament, Sunset — the Houses of Parliament as a violet silhouette against a smouldering London sunset over the Thames — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Masterworks of Impressionism, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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