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.

Zum Werk

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

Druck

Reproduktionsdruck auf Baumwollleinwand. Kein Original, keine limitierte Auflage, nicht signiert. Farben können vom Bildschirm abweichen.

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