The Path through the Irises 1917

Le Chemin dans les iris · 鸢尾花小径

A bird's-eye view of a path between banks of irises, painted during the First World War when Monet was working at a scale far larger than anything he had attempted before. The brushwork is loose to the point of violence.

Reference articles

• About the work

  The Path through the Irises — About the work

• The story behind it

  The Path through the Irises — The story behind it

• Technique and colour

  The Path through the Irises — Technique and colour

• Living with the print

  The Path through the Irises — Living with the print