River Banks
1868
Johan Barthold Jongkind captured this serene river scene at Vitry-sur-Seine in May 1868, just a few years before he would help spark the entire Impressionist movement. Notice how the sky takes up almost two-thirds of the page? That huge, airy expanse was a trick he taught his friend Claude Monet, changing how we look at landscapes forever. The loose, sketchy watercolor strokes make the water look like it's actually rippling, proving you don't need perfect details to capture a perfect moment. It's basically a masterclass in 'less is more' from the godfather of Impressionism.
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