The House Seen from the Rose Garden 3 1924

Claude Monet created "The House Seen from the Rose Garden 3" with oil paints and canvas. These were traditional materials for painting at the time, but Monet used them in a new way. The textures in this painting feel so alive. You can see the energy in each stroke. The thick daubs of paint almost seem to grow from the canvas like the roses themselves. Look closely, and you'll see how he built up layers of color. It's not just about the colors he used, but how he applied them. These are industrial materials, made on a factory scale, and it took a lot of work to create this painting. Monet's approach challenges the idea that fine art is somehow separate from the everyday world of materials and labor. He elevates these ordinary materials through the power of his vision, and the evidence of his own hand at work.