As one of the founders of impressionism, indeed the one whose painting lend its name to the movement, Monet was also the most consistent practitioner of the impressionist philosophy of depicting your perception of nature in outdoor landscape paintings. This led to a number of studies of singular subjects like haystacks and the house of parliament but also to broader landscape paintings, some of which a true treasures of the art world.
Among these, we find beautiful depictions like “Antibes Seen From the Salis Gardens”. Monet painted a number of paintings in 1888 depicting Antibes from different angles and times and this painting belongs to that series. It offers a beautiful morning view of Antibes, with the rising sun lighting up the sky and the tree in the garden directly in front of Monet, as well as the town of Antibes behind it. The depiction of this morning light is exquisite and brings with it a sense of warmth and joy. It is a positive image of optimism and bliss.
The depiction is done with the delicate expert brush strokes of Claude Monet paintings. This helps to add to the impression, as photo-clear depiction lends way to a focus on colors and light. This masterpiece of impressionism can today be found at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio.
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