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MONET, Claude: The Japanese Bridge

🖼 The Japanese Bridge, 1918-1924
Oil on canvas
Paris, France

Soft brushwork dissolves the arched bridge into shimmering water and drooping willows, rendered in lavender, green, and rose tones. Monet's late series captured fleeting light effects obsessively, prioritizing atmosphere over detail and influencing abstract expressionism's emphasis on color and perception.

Monet. the Triumph of Impressionism
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