QUICK TOUR
Here is a quick tour with popups of important details for our three paintings. Please browse this page through to get a quick idea about what this is all about. Don't forget to visit the guestbook in case you have any information that you would like to share.

The River Scene | The Garden Scene | The Meadow Scene

The River Scene


The ‘River scene’, from Giverny and the river Epte. Painted around 1886-88, 46x55cm.


The River Scene infrared photo showing underlying first state with the boat turned to the right.
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The BLue Barque compared with our The River Scene's first state.
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Comparison between the two states of the drawing WD367 and the River Scene first and second state.
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Boating theme comparison
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Follow the evolution of the River Scene!
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Zig-zag water reflection. From idea in the sketch, via River Scene first state and to the final work.
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Zig-zag reflection comparison.
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Paintings with examples of reflections and water-lines.
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Comparison to other paintings with girls sitting in a similar way as in our painting.
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Compare the same curious black underlayer! Is this what is known as "the turbid medium effect"?
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THE REVERSE OF
The River Scene

The reverse of "The River Scene". Click above for a larger picture.

IR photo

IR photo

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Suzanne in the Garden


Suzanne in the garden (Size 51 x 44.5 cm)

The right hand side outline of the skirt goes directly to her eyes. From her eyes, our eyes will continue to the ‘needle’ in her hand.
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Comparison of reflected light.
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Macro-zoom of Suzanne's hair. Please observe the damages in the paint surface. The painting was taken down from the stretcher and folded.
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Compare the long vigorous brush-strokes in Femme assise sur un Banc with those in the Garden Scene. See how the dress is sketched in an unpainted reserve just like the cloth in the Garden Scene. See also how the dresses are cut by the edge.
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Detail


Suzanne in the Garden (detail).

See a comparison with the black & white colour mixing, when painted over wet in wet.
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Comparison of the painting technique with Monet's Camille assise sur la Plage à Trouville. The sunshine highlight (picture turned around) compared with the cloth in the Garden Scene. Brushstrokes revealing the masters hand - as good as a signature
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Different Monet paintings with sunsplashes painted in a similar way as our paintings.
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Reflected light comparison.
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The Garden-scene - 'Sisley was here!'

THE GARDEN SCENE
with frame

 

THE REVERSE OF
The Garden Scene

The reverse of "The Garden Scene". Click above for a larger picture.

Ir photo

Ir photo


Sisley, written on the back of the painting.

On the stretcher we find a most contradictory notation. ‘Sisley’ is written in pencil. Since the style of the painting has nothing to do with Alfred Sisley, it took a long time until we learnt why it was written here. This painting bears a ‘Signature’! At the bottom right corner, we find a tiny ‘Signature’, under the layer of thin, lilac colour! The painting was cleaned, and the old varnish was lifted off, without anybody discovering this writing. It was not found until the painting was being photographed in black and white.

 
Photo of Sisley signature
IR photo of Sisley signature


 Signature comparison - click for larger picture

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The Meadow Scene


The Meadow Scene (Size 55.5 x 38.5 cm)


Monet's Camille on the beach character is standing in a close to identical pose as in our Meadow Scene.
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Close-up of the heads in the Meadow Scene and Camille on the Beach. See the brushstrokes of the blue background around the heads.
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Outline drawing comparison between Monet's Selfportrait and the Meadow Scene.
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Comparison of brushwork.
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Compare the heightening effect done in these two paintings. Look at the trunk and the arm heightened in the same way with pink colour.
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Hands comparison.
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Please observe the little glimpse of hair at the neck of the models. Look also how the sun is shining on and through the parasol and the hat in the same way.
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Le Promenade - a ‘Snap shot’ painting just like the Meadow Scene. It is left in a more unfinished state than our ‘Meadow scene’
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THE MEADOW SCENE
with frame

Curator photo showing varnish lift off and part with varnish and to the far right original condition with uncleaned surface.

THE REVERSE OF
The Meadow Scene

The reverse of "The Meadow Scene". Click above for a larger picture.

IR photo

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