Claude Monet, San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, Gallery Quality Canvas Reproduction

A stunning reproduction of San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk by Claude Monet (1908) for the discerning art collector. 

An Impressionist painting by Claude Monet, which exists in more than one version. It forms part of a series of views of the monastery-island of San Giorgio Maggiore. This series is in turn part of a larger series of views of Venice which Monet began in 1908 during his only visit there.

San Giorgio Maggiore al Crepuscolo is approximately two-by-three feet and painted in oil on canvas. It depicts mysterious buildings that seem to magically appear from the surrounding landscape, they almost seem to float in the background. The forms are gently inserted, though not enough to disguise their identity. The painting focuses on the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore with its bell tower rising to the top of the painting. To the right are the faintly visible domes of Santa Maria della Salute and the mouth of the Grand Canal.

Monet painted the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in six lighting conditions. With this varied approach, the paintings focused on the ‘nature of experience.’ He was particularly impressed by the Venetian sunsets, “these splendid sunsets which are unique in the world.” He had previously been inspired by other sunsets, such as those of Normandy (in Rouen Cathedral and Haystacks, his series of the 1890s) and London (Houses of Parliament).

Monet and his wife Alice stayed at the Palazzo Barbaro for a couple of weeks, and then moved to the Hotel Britannia, where they stayed until December. According to Mme. Monet, the Britannia had a view, "if such a thing were possible, even more beautiful than that of Palazzo Barbaro..." Monet painted looking out from this hotel, but not, it seems, in the case of this particular painting. Although the view from the hotel included the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, the painting at dusk appears to have been viewed from the waterfront known as the Riva degli Schiavoni, where the island forms a focal point of the view. Monet was reportedly reluctant to paint from the waterfront. He disliked crowds of tourists and he was also worried about conforming to other artists who were drawn to Venice, such as Renoir or Manet. San Giorgio Maggiore was a favorite subject for painters, including the proto-Impressionist Turner.

From our carefully curated range of gallery quality canvas reproductions of famous paintings. These fine art giclee prints are available in a range of sizes with choice of framing:

• rolled canvas with extra white border (you can then have this stretched and framed locally)
• gallery wrapped canvas panels ready to hang - no frame needed as the image is mirror printed on all 4 edges
• stretched canvas panels expertly framed in ornate silver or gold solid wood frames

All frames are made from responsibly sourced wood and are made in our Nottinghamshire workshop.

We use the highest quality heavyweight, seedless cotton rich canvas and the latest wide format giclee printers with a print resolution of 1200dpi to make every nuance, shadow and detail (including age related patina, like craquelure) as fine and detailed as the original.

SIZING

 Sizes refer to the canvas image area.

• Gold and Silver Frames are approximately 2 inches wide and 1.5 inches deep.
• The unframed canvas panels are approximately 1.5 inches deep and the image is mirrored on all 4 sides.
• Rolled canvas has an additional 2-3 inch white border on all sides.