クロード･モネ
藁ぶき屋根の家
1879年 油彩･カンヴァス 48.5×64.5cm
Claude Monet
The Thatched-Roof House
La chaumière
1879, Oil on canvas, 48.5 × 64.5 cm
1878年8月、モネはパリから北西に約70キロ離れたセーヌ川沿いの小村ヴェトゥイユに移り住み、この地で3年余りを過ごしました。その間には妻カミーユが亡くなるなど、ここでの生活はモネの人生でつらく、貧しい時代でもありましたが、この時期に制作された作品の多くがやがて後の連作シリーズを生む糧となります。
本作では全体的に落ち着いた色調の中、筆触分割により前景の草花が鮮やかに咲き乱れ、爽やかな空は力強い筆致で大気の流れをはらんでいます。
In August 1878, Monet moved to the small village of Vétheuil, located about 70 kilometers northwest of Paris along the Seine River, where he spent over three years. During this time, his wife Camille passed away, and the period was one of hardship and poverty in Monet's life. However, many of the works created during this period would later serve as the foundation for his subsequent series of paintings.
In this piece, the overall subdued color palette is contrasted with the vivid blooming of flowers in the foreground, created through brushstroke division, while the fresh sky is depicted with strong brushwork, capturing the flow of the atmosphere.