Waterloo Bridge, Gray Weather

1900

If not for the fog, Monet once remarked, “London wouldn’t be a beautiful city. It’s the fog that gives it its magnificent breadth.” While working on his London series, he rose early every day to paint Waterloo Bridge in the morning, moving on to Charing Cross Bridge at midday and in the afternoon. He observed both motifs from his fifth-floor window at the Savoy Hotel.

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Artist

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Date

1900

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

65.4 × 92.6 cm (25 3/4 × 36 3/8 in.); Framed: 86.4 × 110.5 × 10.2 cm (34 × 43 1/2 × 4 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Mortimer B. Harris