Fleurs dans un Pot (Roses et Brouillard)
Claude Monet
1878
- Year：1878
- Medium：Oil on canvas
- Dimensions：83.5 × 62.4 cm
Introduction
As a founder and leader of Impressionism, Claude Monet developed a painting approach centred on capturing the shifting light and colour of the outdoors, laying the very foundation of Impressionist art. In 1878, Monet moved to Vétheuil. That year, he returned briefly to the still-life genre, producing only four such works—this painting among them. With his characteristic short, brisk brushstrokes and rich textures, Monet conveys the vitality and movement of pink roses. The title plays on a French double entendre linking “mist” (brouillard) and “baby’s breath” (gypsophila), creating a poetic resonance between the cut flowers and their natural outdoor habitat. By applying Impressionist techniques developed for plein air landscapes to a traditionally academic subject, this work foreshadows the series of immortal masterpieces Monet would later create in the gardens of Giverny.
