Claude Monet (after)
Le petit bras de Seine à Argenteuil, 1972
Color Lithograph on Arches Paper with Watermark
24.8 × 18.5 in | 63 × 47 cm
Printed by Mourlot, Paris | Galerie Schmit exhibition
This exquisite color lithograph on Arches paper (with watermark) was created in 1972 for an exhibition at Galerie Schmit in Paris, titled Les Impressionnistes et leurs précurseurs. It reproduces Claude Monet’s celebrated 1872 oil painting Le petit bras de Seine à Argenteuil (Argenteuil Seen from the Small Branch of the Seine), a luminous scene capturing the gentle rhythm of water, light, and air — hallmarks of early Impressionism.
The original painting is listed in the Wildenstein Catalogue Raisonné (1996), Vol. II, No. 232, attesting to its authenticity and significance within Monet’s oeuvre.
Expertly printed by the famed Atelier Mourlot, this impression carries Monet’s printed signature in the plate, lower right. The Arches paper enhances the depth and richness of color, lending the work a tactile quality that echoes the vibrancy of the original canvas.
• Catalogue Raisonné: Wildenstein 1996, Vol. II, No. 232
• Medium: Color lithograph on Arches paper with watermark
• Printer: Mourlot, Paris
• Signature: Signed in the plate (lower right)
• Dimensions:
Paper size: 63 × 47 cm | 24.8 × 18.5 in
Image size: 40 × 31 cm | 15.75 × 12.2 in
• Condition: Good vintage condition with minor signs of paper oxidation, consistent with age
A refined tribute to one of the pivotal works of Impressionism—elegantly printed by Mourlot and enriched by the texture and pedigree of Arches paper.
