The Alps Seen from Cap d'Antibes 1888

Here, we see 'The Alps Seen from Cap d'Antibes', a landscape painting by Claude Monet. With small brushstrokes and delicate washes of colour, Monet captures a scene dominated by the cool blues of the sea and sky, contrasted against the warmer ochres and greens of the foreground vegetation. The composition divides the canvas into distinct horizontal bands: the textured foreground, the calm sea punctuated by the white sails of distant boats, and the majestic, snow-capped Alps fading into the sky. Monet uses light and colour to create a sense of depth, drawing the eye from the immediate foreground towards the distant mountains. Monet's focus is not on precise representation but on capturing the ephemeral qualities of light and atmosphere, and the emotional resonance of a fleeting moment in time. It invites us to consider the artwork not as a mirror of reality, but as a constructed vision shaped by the artist's subjective experience and theoretical framework.