In the summer of 1878, Monet moved with his family to Vétheuil. His stay there of three-and-a-half years was a period in his life full of tragic adversity. Beginning with the birth of their second son, his wife's condition increasingly worsened, and until her death in September 1879, all their money went to doctors and medicines. Due to financial pressure, they shared a household with the family of Monet's friend and patron, Ernest Hoschedé. Overcoming a profound professional crisis and personal difficulty, the period spent in Vétheuil was ultimately a crucial period in Monet's artistic development: its culmination was experimentation pursued that rendered perceptible atmospheric luminous phenomena, which he had commenced in Argenteuil. Prior to his arrival in Vétheuil, Monet had made a name for himself as a painter of modern life - and the urban everyday. Upon moving to the small
town on the Seine, it was rather the peaceful rural landscape that interested him, and he focused on the subtle transitions of light and colour found in the landscape. He rendered numerous vistas of the immediate environs of his residence, the orchards surrounding the house and of the town from the riverbank. His Flowering Plum Trees, painted in the spring of 1879, was also made in the vicinity of the painter's house. Between the boughs of the fruit trees, a part of Vétheuil can be seen, as well as the hill of Ch?nay in the background. Monet devotes all his attention to the direct study of nature, reducing the presence of man to the minimum, while anecdotal details are completely absent. Nothing can be felt of his tribulations, the gaiety of his paintings from the period contradicting his hopeless family circumstances. Everything pulsates in the painting; every point comes to life. The picture is a masterful example of the optical blending of colours, the breaking down of natural colours to their elementary units. The eye perceives these separated units as the infinite subtle nuances of tone. The brushstrokes practically trace the undulations of the breeze between the trees, up to the softly inclining crest of the hill. The conscious activation of the viewer's gaze heightens the illusion of motion in the picture, and the sun-kissed landscape is permeated with vibrating vividness.
- Title: Plum Trees in Blossom
- Creator: Claude Monet
- Date Created: 1879
- Physical Dimensions: 64.5 x 81 cm
- Type: paintings
- Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- Rights: http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/rights_and_reproductions
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Inventory Number: 266.B
DecorArts is a professional wall art company located in California.
Each of our prints is proudly designed and constructed in the USA, right in our workshop. We are dedicated to delivering the finest quality, craftsmanship, and customer service with each and every order. With giclée printing technology, we are able to provide the best possible quality for the reproduction of fine art masterpieces as well as your personal photos. Our prints capture the subtlest of colors and contrasts, while retaining superb image sharpness.
Want to give the best gift ever? We invite you to browse our Personalized Art Collection, our bestselling collection on Amazon.com. Heartfelt and sure to leave a lasting impression, our personalized artworks are a huge hit at weddings, anniversaries, reunions, and more. Just take a look at the comments left by our happy customers!
We also offer a wide selection of iconic classic paintings -- from Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper to Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night to Hokusai’s The Great Wave of Kanagawa -- all stunningly reproduced with giclée printing technology. Browse our gallery of curated masterpieces, where you’re sure to find your favorites or discover just the right one for your home, office, gift recipient, etc. Have an inquiry? Need some suggestions? Shoot us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Giclée Quality Guarantee:
Giclée printing is meant to produce a product at a higher quality and longer lifespan than a standard desktop inkjet printer. The word was used to describe digital reproductions of conventional artworks (painting or drawing) or photographs.
There are at least three basic criteria which must be met in order for the print to be considered a true giclée...
- For giclée printing, the paper or substrate used to actually print the final piece must be acid free and consist of a 100% cotton base.
- Any image that is to be printed as a giclée needs to be created at a resolution of no less than 300 dots per inch (DPI). This is to ensure that the final print has the sharpest detail and lacks any of the fragmentation that can occur with images less than 300 DPI.
- The last step to creating or confirming a true giclée print is the type of ink and printer used. The biggest contrast between a standard inkjet print and a giclée print is that giclées are printed using pigment-based inks rather than the dye-based inks found in lower cost inkjets. Pigment-based inks have a longer life span that can last anywhere from 100 to 200 years without significant fading.
The Quality :
The quality of the giclée print rivals traditional silver halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.
With Giclée printing technology, we are able to provide the best possible quality for the reproduction of fine art masterpieces as well as your personal photos. Our prints capture the subtlest of colors and contrasts, while retaining superb image sharpness.
- We use real wood (non-MDF) for our canvas stretcher bars
- The canvas depth of of each dimension will be 1.5" thick
All of our canvas prints are gallery wrapped. Your image will be visible in full on the front side of the canvas while the outer edges are either artistically extended or mirrored to wrap over the wood stretcher bars on all sides. Our canvases are hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars.
Our canvas art works arrive ready to hang right out the box! We will affix a sturdy sawtooth hanger to the back of your canvas and include in your package: two screws, two nails, a pair of gloves, and a gradienter (small water level to ensure art is hung straight).
Framed:
Our framed arts are specially designed for both classic art and personalized artwork. Choose from a variety of frames for the perfect one to suit the style of your home.
- Mounted on back flannel so as not to scuff your walls
- Artwork arrives READY TO HANG. Hanging accessories come complimentary
Our frames are specifically chosen to complement each artwork. However, we will gladly accommodate if you'd prefer a different frame. Contact us at customerservice@decorarts.com for inquiries.
