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1873

Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil

Claude Monet

French, 1840 - 1926

In the 1860s and 1870s Monet, like his Impressionist colleagues, often depicted industrial France. Here, a train crosses a newly constructed iron bridge on the outskirts of Paris. In his later landscape paintings such evidence of the modern world is almost completely omitted.

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Custom Prints for "Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil" (101731)

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Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil

This painting shows the Seine River in the town of Argenteuil, located just outside Paris. Claude Monet lived there when he painted this picture, so he didn’t have to travel far to observe this scenic spot.
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Art Speaks Teacher Resources

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Art Speaks Classroom Presentation

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Looking to Write, Writing to Look

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The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works

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Claude Monet, Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil, 1873 | Philadelphia Art Museum