The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil
Claude Monet · 1874
Why it's great
A train puffs smoke on a railway bridge over the Seine, with sailboats on the water, in a bright blue sky. Monet loved painting the modern age. The steam and sails mix in the light. It's a lively view.
Where to see it
📍 Musée d'OrsayParis, France
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Claude Monet was born in Paris but grew up on the coast of Normandy, where he learned to paint outdoors. He was a leader of Impressionism, and he lived in places like Argenteuil and, for his last 43 years, Giverny, where he built a famous garden with a pond of water lilies. He painted the same scenes again and again at different times of day to capture changing light. He kept painting until he was 86, even as his eyesight faded.
