Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk
1904
Claude Monet became utterly obsessed with London's thick, pea-soup fog during his stays at the Savoy Hotel, painting the same view of Waterloo Bridge over and over again to capture how the light shifted. In this misty, blue-green vision, the bridge's sturdy stone arches dissolve into the smoggy atmosphere, while tiny, glowing specks of light hint at the bustling city life hidden within the haze. He actually finished many of these canvases back in his studio in France, relying on memory and photographs to perfect the ethereal glow. It’s a perfect example of Impressionism, where the feeling of the moment matters far more than crisp, photographic details.
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