The Gulf of Antibes — Fine Art

Open water runs toward a far shore in The Gulf of Antibes. Broad strokes of green and blue lay down the sea and sky in separate bands.

The brushwork moves in quick passes, leaving ridges where the paint is thick. Claude Monet worked outside to catch the sea in changing light.

The fine art print sits on a matte sheet so the paint does not shine under a lamp. A light frame can sit against a dark wall or a wood finish beside furniture. It hangs low on a kitchen wall near the sink, where the eye reads the wide water first and the painted strokes second.