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Here you can follow the evoloution of the River Scene |
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W1150 |
D368 New viewing point. Monet standing at the beach painting. |
Skecthbook 6, page 12 |
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Sketchbook 6, Page 14
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The Boat, W1154 |
Sketchbook 6, page 51 |
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Deux Femmes En Barque Sur L'Epte, W:D335 |
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. |
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IR Photo of the River Scene |
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  Same kind of long brush strokes indication shoulder. |
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D442 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 ' |
Sketchbbok 6, page 8 |
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The Blue Barque |
The River Scene (mirrored) The River Scene, second version detail. |
Young women in Boat |
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La Barque Rose |
Boating on the Epte The rose light reminds us of the first version of our River Scene. |
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Exhibition label  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. |
The Novégienne |
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Claude Monet Monet painted several images of his family boating along
the Epte River, just before he finally settled in Giverny. This work is one
of the most highly finished of a series of paintings entitled Boating. The
blue and rose coloration that
suffuses the scene contrasts with the freshness of green and vermilion to
create a rich, dreamlike figural image. The figures shown are Suzanne and
Blanche, two of Mrs. Hoschede's children. The composition of boldly slicing
the boat in half indicates Monet's study of the art of photography and
Japanese ukiyoe prints.
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