Collections: European Art: Church at Vernon

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Church at Vernon

In 1894 Monet returned to a subject he had depicted ten years earlier: the church of Notre-Dame looming over the townscape of Vernon in northern France. Monet often systematically created a series of works on the same subject, and he painted a number of versions of this view from the opposite bank of the Seine at different times of the day to record varying effects of light and atmosphere. In this instance, hazy sunshine blurs the Gothic church’s carved details as well as the distinction between architecture and foliage, river and bank. Monet thickly and uniformly brushed undifferentiated strokes of pale purple, pink, blue, and green across his canvas, creating a dry, encrusted surface.


• Artist: Claude Monet, French, 1840-1926
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Place Made: France
• Dates: 1894
• Dimensions: 26 x 37 7/16 in. (66 x 95.1 cm) Frame: 34 3/8 x 44 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (87.3 x 114 x 9.8 cm)
• Signature: Signed and dated lower left: "Claude Monet 94"
• Collections: European Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Beaux-Arts Court, South, 3rd Floor
• Accession Number: 22.59
• Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Helen L. Babbott and Frank L. Babbott
• Image: Overall, 22.59_reference_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Church at Vernon, 1894. Oil on canvas, 26 x 37 7/16 in. (66 x 95.1 cm) Frame: 34 3/8 x 44 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (87.3 x 114 x 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Helen L. Babbott and Frank L. Babbott, 22.59 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.59_reference_SL1.jpg)