Here you can follow the evoloution of the River Scene

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W1150
Boat at the same level as the artist painting

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Sketchbook 6, page 52
New viewing point. Monet standing at the beach painting.
Skecthbook 6, page 12
Sketchbook 6, Page 12
Sketchbook 6, Page 14
Sketchbook 6, Page 14 
The Boat, W1154
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Sketchbook 6, page 51
Sketchbook 6, page 51
Deux Femmes En Barque Sur L'Epte, W:D335
Sketchbook 6, page 1
River Scene, first version ( infra-red photo)

The model is now Suzanne Hoschedé. Please observe how she is sitting in the left hand corner of the boat.
The river Scene X-ray photo

 It is obvious that there must have been another person sitting opposite otherwise Suzanne should have been sitting in the middle stern.
IR Photo of the River Scene

Same kind of long brush strokes indication shoulder. 
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Most certainly is the figure in the stern Alice Hoschedé. Please observe how she is sitting in the left hand corner of the boat.
The River Scene
River Scene'
Sketchbbok 6, page 8
Sketchbook 6, Page 8
The Blue Barque
The River Scene (mirrored)
 
The River Scene, second version detail.
Young women in Boat
 
 
Exhibition label on the frame of the River Scene. Title "Soirée Rose?" We do believe that this could be the first version of the River Scene exhibited probably in 1887. Please note the marks from screws. It is evident that this frame must have been used as an exhibition frame afterwards.
La Barque Rose

The rose light reminds us of the first version of our River Scene.

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