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MONET, Claude: The Harbour at Argenteuil

🖼 The Harbour at Argenteuil, 1872
Oil on canvas
60 × 81 cm
Paris, France

Shimmering water and soft light dissolve solid forms in this riverside scene, capturing fleeting atmospheric effects through delicate brushwork. Monet's systematic study of light and reflection at Argenteuil pioneered Impressionism's revolutionary approach to color and perception.

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