After Claude Monet, The Customs Hut, 1918, Lithograph

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A lithograph after claude monet from "die skizzenmappe - zeichnungen französischer meister des neunzehnten jahrhunderts" portfolio with text by julius … Read more A lithograph after claude monet from "die skizzenmappe - zeichnungen französischer meister des neunzehnten jahrhunderts" portfolio with text by julius elias, published by marees-gesellschaft in munich in 1911-1918, one year before the van gogh portfolio, in an edition of 100 only. The portfolio consisted of 70 lithographic reproductions of drawings and watercolors by edouard manet, berthe morisot, claude monet, camille pissarro, alfred sisley, armand guillaumin, edgar degas, henri de toulouse-lautrec, george seurat, paul signac, auguste renoir, paul cézanne, pierre bonnard, edouard vuillard, vincent van gogh, paul gauguin and auguste rodin.
as stated in the colophon, it took the publisher 7 years to complete the series.
the artwork is accompanied by a copy of the colophon.

claude monet (1840-1926), after
"die zollbude" (la cabane de douaniers / the custom hut)
colour lithograph
year (conceived): 1890
year (printed): 1918
edition: 57/100
size (overall): 480 x 322 mm
size of the image: 217 x 281 mm
in the original passepartout, blind-numbered 17

signed in the plate "claude monet", bottom left
blind seal of the publisher, bottom right corner

numbered 57 on the colophon, from an overall edition of 100

printer: andré marty
publisher: marées-gesellschaft, r. Piper & co., münchen, 1918

excellent condition (few signs of age in the passepartout)

sold with certificate
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a great example of the preparatory work that monet did for his more famous paintings.

the subject of this work is a small, rugged customs house located on the cliffs of the normandy coast, near the village of varengeville, between dieppe and pourville. These "customs officers' huts" were originally built during the napoleonic era for surveillance to prevent smuggling along the coast. By monet's time, they had become rustic, picturesque structures, often used by fishermen, and a popular motif for artists.

monet was deeply inspired by the normandy coastline, and he painted this particular cabin in a series of works in 1882 and again in 1896-1897. He was drawn to the dramatic landscapes of the cliffs and the ever-changing light and weather conditions.
the setting is the gorge of the petit-ailly, a gully that cuts through the cliffs at varengeville. The cabin is depicted perched precariously on the edge of the cliff. It no longer exists today due to cliff erosion.
the compositions is dynamic, with the diagonal line of the cliff leading the eye down toward the sea. The small cabin serves as a focal point, grounding the composition amidst the vastness of the landscape.

the artworks dedicated to the actual subject are a profound exploration of monet's core interests: the relationship between man-made structures and the wildness of nature, and the continuous study of light and its effects on a landscape. The isolated cabin can be seen as a metaphor for the artist himself, alone with his motifs, enduring the elements to capture their beauty. This piece has an attribution mark,
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