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Claude Oscar Monet visited the coast of Normandy during the summer of 1882, where he concluded many paintings with different subjects. While in Varengeville, the impressionist painted a series of landscapes portraying this church, and would simultaneously work on multiple canvases at once, going from one to another as the natural lighting changed. The Church At Varengeville Against The Sunset is one of the artworks from these series.
The Impressionists were significantly influenced by the Oriental culture – which represented an opposition to the Classic Greek template in which European art revolved around. The Japanese woodcut prints came to France, many times without any value, and many modern painters collected these masterpieces. Japanese artists perfected the Ukiyo-e technique, which is similar to a traditional woodcut but uses rice gum and watercolor on rice paper. These artworks displayed scenes of the daily life or nature, in vibrant colors and dark contours. The Japanese art contributed to Monet’s love for nature, and the Impressionists would work en plein air – meaning they painted outdoors. The primary concern for these artists was the observation of the passing effects of natural sunlight on a landscape and figures.
During this period, Monet decided not to follow the ways of the Impressionists strictly and finished the landscape Church At Varengeville Against The Sunset at his studio. Monet used a rich color palette of earthy and warm tonalities to create a captivating and welcoming painting. In the forefront, the painter used swift rapid brush strokes to portray the multicolored bushes. With a dark base of blue, purple, green, and black, the bushes gain life – the sunlight reflects beautiful specks of red, yellow and pink on the vegetation. Two large dark trees, also on the forefront, sprout from the colorful bushes, almost touching the top of the canvas.
The background depicts a faraway hillside of green grass, highlighted in pink. Following the same colors, Monet portrays the silhouette of a church. The strokes are longer and thicker than the more detailed bushes of the front. The far background shows a horizon in soft colors of yellow-green. The pink clouds and yellow sky also give a warm atmosphere to the sunset painting, as well as the overall bright pink of the landscape.
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Important Notes About Your Painting:
If you have any request to alter your reproduction of The Church At Varengeville Against The Sunset,
you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you.
If you have another image of The Church At Varengeville Against The Sunset
that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube.
We always ship express via courier to ensure your order reaches you as soon as possible - normally within three business days. The total delivery time from the moment you place your order until the package is delivered to your door is normally between three to four weeks.
If, in the unlikely event you were dissatisfied with the painting after reviewing it in person, it can be returned for a full refund for up to 365 days after delivery.
When you receive the painting; you are free to return it for more revisions or else for a full refund minus our actual shipping cost -- which is, on average, $25 per painting.
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Depending on the degree of damage to the warranted painting, it will either be repaired or replaced. This warranty service is provided free of charge.
When purchasing a painting on its own, it will arrive rolled inside a secure tube with an extra 1.5" of white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it in any local frame shop.
You may choose to purchase your painting framed, in which case, it will arrive "ready to hang". We offer more than 20 beautiful models, all hand finished and expertly assembled by our experienced framers.
Note that for safety reasons we can only frame up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached the framing option is automatically disabled.
If you are planning to frame your painting yourself,
use an existing frame, or frame it locally, you may choose to order your painting with a stretching service,
meaning that it will arrive mounted on wooden bars.
If you're considering not framing your painting at all, you may opt for a Gallery Wrap. The term Gallery Wrap refers to the way the canvas is stretched, which is by wrapping it around thick stretcher bars, about 1.5 inch thick, with the canvas being secured to the back rather than the sides of those bars.
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