The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil

What you see

In a garden, Camille, in a white dress and hat, sits on the grass beneath a tree, while Jean, in a blue suit and straw hat, lies stretched out beside her. On the left, Monet, in a blue shirt, bends toward some flowers next to a watering can. At lower left, a rooster, a hen and a chick wander by.

Greens laid down in long, quick strokes fill almost the whole canvas. The white dress is shaded with grays and lilacs and spreads like a pale patch across the grass. In the distance, red dots mark the flowers. Watch for the red fan beside Camille and for the signature “manet” at lower right.