Archetypical Impressionist Claude Monet (1840 – 1925) was a pioneering artist who only painted outdoors, in order to analyze and capture the ever-changing nature of color and light. Digressing from the traditional manner of portraying a subject literally, Monet depicted fleeting moments and atmospheric effects. While living in Argenteuil, France, he often worked on the water, in a boat converted into a studio. “Autumn at Argenteuil, 1873,” is an exquisite study of his reduction of a surface to a tapestry of nuances and contrasts of clear, light color.

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