# The Harbour at Argenteuil [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MONET, Claude]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 60 x 81 cm ## Commentary Monet settled in Argenteuil in 1871, after his return from England. Apart from minor interruptions, he stayed here 1878. He was followed to Argenteuil by Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro, and Manet. Monet's picture of the harbour in Argenteuil shows the tree-lined promenade along the bank in soft summer light. The road bridge over the Seine, with one of its tollgate towers, is visible in the background. Individual motifs, in particular the two bridges of the town, recur again and again in the paintings of Monet and of his friends. In addition to the bridge shown here, there was also a railroad bridge, which repeatedly cast its spell over the artist. ## Related artworks - [A Cart on the Snowy Road at Honfleur]() - [A Corner of the Hoschedé Garden at Montgeron]() - [A Field of Poppies]() - [Argenteuil]() - [Beach at Sainte-Adresse]() - [Boats on the Beach at Étretat]() - [Bordighera]() - [Boulevard des Capucines]() - [Boulevard Saint-Denis, Argenteuil, in Winter]() - [Bouquet of Flowers]() - [Bouquet of Sunflowers]() - [Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()