Woman with a Parasol — Madame Monet and Her Son 1875

La Femme au parasol · 撑阳伞的女人

Monet painted his wife Camille and their son Jean on a hill above Argenteuil on a breezy summer day. The low viewpoint puts the viewer in the grass, looking up into a sky that takes up most of the canvas.

Reference articles

• About the work

  Woman with a Parasol — Madame Monet and Her Son — About the work

• The story behind it

  Woman with a Parasol — Madame Monet and Her Son — The story behind it

• Technique and colour

  Woman with a Parasol — Madame Monet and Her Son — Technique and colour

• Living with the print

  Woman with a Parasol — Madame Monet and Her Son — Living with the print