Interior, after Dinner
1868–1869 painting by Claude Monet
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| Artist | Claude Monet |
| Year | 1868–1869 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 50.2 cm × 65.4 cm (19.8 in × 25.7 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
Interior, after Dinner (French: Intérieur, Après dîner) is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Claude Monet (1840–1926) created during the winter of 1868–1869, a productive time for the painter. He spent the winter in Étretat with his girlfriend Camille Doncieux and their newborn son.[1]
Background
Monet created a series of marine paintings at this time (Fishing Boats, Calm Sea; Voiliers en mer; Fishing Boats at Sea; Rough Sea at Etretat) followed by The Magpie (1868), his famous winter masterpiece. Interior, after Dinner, which takes place later in the night, is a companion piece to The Dinner (Le Dîner) which shows the same event earlier in the evening. These are the only two interior night paintings in Monet's entire work and may have served as a study for The Luncheon (1868).[2]
Description
The painting shows two women seated at a table and a man standing. Camille Doncieux has been positively identified in the gray gown, appearing a year before she and Monet were to be married. It is unclear who the other two people might be. Marie-Louise Adelaide-Eugenie Sisley, the future wife of Alfred Sisley (1839–1899), and Sisley himself are said to possibly appear seated in The Dinner. However, this becomes less clear in the companion piece of Interior, after Dinner. The man standing near the fireplace mantle could be Monet's friend Frédéric Bazille (1841–1870).[1]
Critical reception
Art historian Hollis Clayson writes that the painting is "an exemplary naturalist nighttime interior in its quiet assessment of the subtleties of diffuse lamplight (from a ceiling oil lamp) plus firelight in the context of a quiet social gathering."[3]
Gallery
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The Dinner (1868-1869), Foundation E. G. Bührle
See also
References
- ^ a b Coman, Florence E. (2004). Impressionism, An Intimate View: Small French Paintings in the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art. p. 42. ISBN 978-1904832034. OCLC 55016362.
- ^ Gedo, Mary Mathews (2010). Monet and His Muse: Camille Monet in the Artist's Life. University of Chicago Press. pp. 89-90. ISBN 9780226284804.
- ^ Clayson, Hollis (2019). Illuminated Paris: Essays on Art and Lighting in the Belle Époque. University of Chicago Press. p. 206. ISBN 9780226594057.
External links
- Description at National Gallery of Art.
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- Michel Monet (son)
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- Blanche Hoschedé Monet (step-daughter and daughter-in-law)
- Theodore Earl Butler (son-in-law, married Monet's step-daughters, Suzanne and Marthe)
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- Eugène Boudin (teacher)
- Ernest Hoschedé (patron)
- Paul Durand-Ruel (dealer)
- The Improvised Field Hospital (1865 painting)
- A Studio at Les Batignolles (1870 painting)
- Claude Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil (1873)
- Claude Monet Painting in his Studio (1874 painting)
- Portrait of the Painter Claude Monet (1875 painting)
- Monet: The Mystery of the Orangery (2000 video game)
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