Bordighera Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926)

Description of Claude Monet’s painting Bordighera

The artist was so fascinated by the area that he depicted it from all sides in a short period of time. There are several canvases devoted to this place and they are made practically from the same point of the terrain, but as if from different angles.

The artist was fascinated by the harmony of nature and the sharp range of colors. This is where Monet really showed his delight in beauty. Look how many shades of summer. Here and the bright blue sea, and light brown houses of the city and of course the vegetation in the foreground - from dark green to light green with the invariably gloomy brown color of the tree. But what is interesting is that the sky has lost its blue and is somehow pale blue, even more of a grayish color.

Impressionism, the style promoted by Monet, is one of the most striking styles in painting. And probably one of the most authentic. Artists often used this moment in life to portray it on the canvas. "What I see is what I write" - that’s the motto of the Impressionists and painted the canvas, without falsification, frankly, honestly, with the fullness of color and light.

And here on the canvas, all honestly, all realistic and all true. And most importantly, unusually beautiful. The nature of the Mediterranean has always been magnificent. It differs from the rest of Europe’s nature in that it is tropically bright. Even in the fall and winter in this land there are bright summer colors in the form of evergreens. And now this area is a favorite territory of artists. There are those who try to repeat the experience of Monet, but what was given to a great artist, it is clearly not given to an ordinary painter. Imitation is never good.

Monet’s vivid and motley depiction of the town’s surroundings brought it a measure of fame. Tourists now flock to the city because Monet lived there and, moreover, worked on his masterpieces.