France, 19th century / c. 1868–73
The Red Kerchief
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs The Red Kerchief as painting (France, 19th century · c. 1868–73).
Madame Monet’s red cape draws the viewer’s attention beyond the glass of the French doors capturing her glance, a brief moment frozen in time. This painting was very special to Monet and he kept it with him for his entire life.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on fabric and credits Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926).
The museum's collection notes: This painting depicts Monet's first wife, Camille, outside on a snowy day passing by the French doors of their home at Argenteuil. Her face is rendered in a radically bold Impressionist technique of mere daubs of paint quickly applied, just as the snow and trees are defined by broad, broken strokes of pure white and green.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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