Waterloo Bridge, Effect of Mist
1904
Monet captured the ethereal beauty of London's industrial fog in this dreamy scene of Waterloo Bridge, where solid architecture dissolves into a wash of shifting purples, blues, and soft yellows. Painted from his room at the Savoy Hotel, the artist was absolutely obsessed with how the smog transformed the city into a magical, ever-changing canvas. He famously worked on multiple canvases simultaneously, frantically swapping them out as the light shifted every few minutes. Ironically, he actually finished many of these misty masterpieces back in his French studio, relying on his memory to perfect the atmosphere!
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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