La Grenouillière
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Object Label
Located on the Seine to the west of Paris, La Grenouillère, or “the frog pond,” lured flocks of Parisians who wished to escape the clamor of city life for an afternoon of boating and bathing. Whereas Impressionists such as Monet and Renoir painted sun-dappled scenes of camaraderie at the popular attraction in the late 1860s, Vlaminck presents a single, faceless woman partaking of a rare moment of serenity at the deserted site. Vlaminck’s work is distinguished by energetic paint handling: a thick application of vertical, diagonal, and curling strokes defines the simple architecture of wood structures, the recession of paths, and the foliage of shade trees.
Caption
Maurice de Vlaminck French, 1876–1958. La Grenouillière, ca. 1905. Oil on canvas, 16 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (41.9 × 34 cm) frame: 21 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (54.6 × 47 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of William K. Jacobs, Jr., 1992.107.39. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.107.39.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
La Grenouillière
Date
ca. 1905
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
16 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (41.9 × 34 cm) frame: 21 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (54.6 × 47 × 6.4 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "Vlaminck"
Credit Line
Bequest of William K. Jacobs, Jr.
Accession Number
1992.107.39
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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