The Bridge at Argenteuil

Claude Monet

1874 · 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: 1874
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 60 × 79.7 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Impressionism

Pleasure boats moored on the Seine at Argenteuil, with the road bridge spanning the river beyond, painted in 1874, the year of the first Impressionist exhibition. Argenteuil was Monet's home from 1871 to 1878 and the sailing basin was a favourite subject. Seen from a few metres away the brushstrokes settle into a convincing summer scene; up close they separate into distinct dabs of unblended blue, red, green and yellow, with quick, skipping marks for the lapping water and denser, stubbier strokes in the trees. The figure in the sailboat is barely more than a ghost. The painting was sold by Durand-Ruel in 1890 to the jeweller Henri Vever and passed through the de Curel family before Paul Mellon bought it in 1961; he gave it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1983.

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 Bridge at Argenteuil 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 Bridge at Argenteuil painted, and in what medium?

The Bridge at Argenteuil dates from 1874 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 60 × 79.7 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 Bridge at Argenteuil — sailboats moored below the road bridge at Argenteuil on a summer afternoon — 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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