In these paintings he has tended to reduce the compositional elements to a simple structure, often recalling Japanese woodcuts, and has concentrated on producing the effect ofĪtmosphere, weather and light. He painted this little cabin a number of times from different viewpoints: sometimes it appears secured in the rocky landscape, while at others it seems to defy its sleep location. He was particularly fascinated by VarengevilleJ s medieval church, which he painted seven limes, and by the tiny customs officers' cabin that, from certain anglesĪppeared to cling perilously to the vertiginous cliffs. This tiny fishing village sits atop sublime chalk cliffs that Monet focused intently on, producing a large number of paintings of the location from slightly different angles, in varying weatherĪnd different limes of the day. Monet spent much of 1882 travelling the Normandy coastline from Dieppe to Pourville, and spent considerable lime painting the dazzling cliffs around the small village of Varengeville. Water Lily Pond, Water Irises by Claude MonetĬustoms Officers's Hut at Varengeville, 1882 - by Claude Monet.Water Lilies: The Japanese Bridge by Claude Monet.Cliff Walk at Pourville by Claude Monet.
San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk by Claude Monet.