Claude Monet, The Beach at Trouville

Beach in Trouville, Normandy

Claude Monet, On the Beach at Trouville, 1870
Museé Marmottan Paris

Claude Monet, Camille Sitting on the Beach at Trouville, 1870-71

Claude Monet, Camille on the Beach at Trouville, 1870-71
Yale University Art Gallery

This pigment analysis is based on the work of the scientists at the National Gallery London (1).

1 The black dress of the woman on the right and dark trimmings on Camille’s bonnet: ivory black and ochres with added cobalt blue and vermilion.

2 The green decoration on Camille’s bonnet: viridian
3 The blue decoration on Camille’s bonnet and the ribbon of the woman on the right: cobalt blue mixed with white

4 Grey shadows of Camille’s dress: artificial ultramarine with a little vermilion and ivory black

5 Light areas of the dress and the bluish areas of the sky: cobalt blue and white with a small addition of ivory black and vermilion

6 Blue parasol lining: cobalt blue and white with small amounts of red ochre and black

7 Yellow sand on the beach: white, yellow ochre, vermilion, and a little ivory black

8 The dull red cushion on the chair: red-brown ochre, white, black and cobalt blue

References

(1) Bomford D, Kirby J, Leighton, J., Roy A. Art in the Making: Impressionism. National Gallery Publications, London, 1990, pp. 126-131.

(1) Bomford D, Kirby J, Leighton, J., Roy A. Art in the Making: Impressionism. National Gallery Publications, London, 1990, pp. 126-131.

(2) Mary Mathews Gedo, Monet and His Muse: Camille Monet in the Artist’s Life, The University of Chicago Press 2010.

Biography of Claude Oscar Monet, Claudemonetgallery.org

Monet Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago A very thorough and interactive catalog of Monet’s works at the Art Institute of Chicago. Contains detailed information on the history, provenance, and technical aspects of the paintings and drawings.