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.

Sobre la obra

Remained in the studio at Giverny; later with Michel Monet and the Granoff gallery; entered the Met with the Annenberg collection in 2002.

Lámina

Reproducción impresa sobre lienzo de algodón. No es una obra original, no es edición limitada y no está firmada. El color puede variar respecto a tu pantalla.

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