Monets Japanese Bridge
... The piece that I studied is titled ˇ°Japanese Footbridge and Water Lily Pool.ˇ± It should be noted that a few art gallery books credited this piece to the title of ˇ°Japanese Footbridge and Water Lily Pondˇ± as opposed to pool. ... It is oil on canvas, and it portrays a Japanese footbridge that Monet had hired contractors to build in his backyard, located in Giverny. ... ˇ®Monet repeatedly painted motifs that he found in the garden of his country house at Giverny, including this Japanese style that spanned a pond laden with water lilies. ... Compared to these, Monets work seemed hurried and unfinished. Monets technique included the use of small rapid brushstrokes of different colors placed close to each other to give the impression of shimmering light. ... Monets work increasingly begins to reflect his memory and emotions, rather than an impression of a transitory scene. Monets painting style also became more "physical": The minute brushstrokes of his earlier work give way to broader brushstrokes. ... Monet chose the footbridge on his estate because its Japanese-styled structure retained the interests that Japanese art retained for him.