Deciding to create another cycle of paintings, which would give Monet the opportunity not only to convey the feelings associated with the play of light, but also contributed to the increase in his income, the artist goes to Venice. This happened in the autumn and winter of 1908, and his wife Alice accompanied him on a trip.
Given the huge number of artists portraying Venice on their canvases, for Monet this topic becomes a challenge – can he create to surpass others?
An almost familiar trick is used: work is performed simultaneously on several canvases, different times of day, different weather conditions. But in the case of Venice, this technique did not fit. The chosen places were not allowed – the steps of the Palazzo Barbaro, the square on the embankment, swaying on the waves of the gondola. Later, he admitted that only a beginning was made in Venice, and only two canvases were finished here.
Upon returning to Giverny, the artist for three years engaged in this series, and only in 1912 the general public was able to see 29 paintings called “Views of Venice”. The works were sold by his friends, the organizers of the exhibition, held in the same year. In total, Monet was created 37 works on this topic.
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