Valley of the Creuse (Gray Day), 1889 by Claude Monet
Canvas Print - 10639-MCL

Location: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA
Original Size: 65.5 × 81.2 cm

Valley of the Creuse (Gray Day) by Claude Monet (1889) is reproduced as a museum-quality giclée canvas print. Printed with archival inks on 400 g/m² canvas and hand-varnished for UV protection, it can be made in any size up to 33.2 × 41.3 in, scaled proportionally, with optional framing. Free worldwide shipping available; unframed prints ship in 2 workdays, framed in 7 to 8. Guaranteed 100-year color durability.

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The size you set is the printed image, the part you see once the canvas is stretched. Beyond that size we add 1.2 in of blank canvas on every side, at no extra cost, so the stretcher bars have something to grip. A 17.4 × 21.7 in print therefore arrives as 19.8 × 24 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 33.2 × 41.3 in, always in the proportions of the original. If you need something larger, or a size that has to fit a frame you already own, write to us with the title and the dimensions and we will tell you what is possible. Every print is made to order, so there is usually a way.

Because the original is an oil painting on canvas. We match the print medium to the original: oil paintings go on canvas, works on paper go on fine art paper. Our canvas is natural cotton, 400 g/m² Canvas, acid-free and pH neutral, and its woven texture gives the most natural impression of Claude Monet's original oil painting. The finish is satin/gloss, which keeps the depth of the dark tones the way varnish does on a painting in a museum; a matte canvas looks dull and pale next to it. More about our print media.

Start with the original, which measures 65.5 × 81.2 cm. A print at or near that size reads the way the artist judged it. Printing smaller is easy; enlarging a small original changes its character. For the wall, above a sofa or a sideboard aim for two thirds to three quarters of the furniture width, and hang the center at eye level. Cut paper to size and tape it to the wall before you order. The original hangs in Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

In 1889, while residing in Giverny with Alice Hoschede and their combined families, Claude Monet embarked on a journey to Fresselines, a village in the Massif Central region of France, accompanied by his friend, critic Geffroy, and two others. Captivated by the area's untamed beauty, Monet initiated a series of artworks depicting the Creuse River.

The Creuse consists of two rivers, the Grande Creuse and the Petite Creuse, which converge below Fresselines, forming a vast body of water. Known for its rough landscape and stone quarries, Monet described the region's 'awe-inspiring wilderness' in a letter to Alice. He ultimately produced 24 paintings of the striking valley, the majority of which were created from the same viewpoint.

These works marked Monet's first attempt at painting a series. Among his entire oeuvre, they are the most somber and melancholic, often completed as daylight faded.

In 1889, Monet showcased these paintings alongside sculptures by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) in an exhibition coinciding with the Universal Exhibition. This event, and particularly the Creuse paintings, received positive reviews, contrasting with the public's earlier disappointment with his Antibes paintings. Pissarro had commented on the Antibes series in a letter to his son, stating, 'they are beautiful, but Fénéon is right; while good, they do not represent a highly developed art.'

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