Monet: Le Printemps (Springtime)

Le Printemps (Springtime) is one of the masterpieces of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection of Impressionist Art. Monet painted this work in his garden in Giverney, France, on a glorious spring day in 1886. He used the en plein air technique, setting up his easel outside and working in the open air with quick brushstrokes to accurately reflect the light and movement of the scene. The two figures pictured enjoying the fine spring day are his son, Jean Monet, and stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschede.