Corner of the Apartment by Claude Monet Poster

A Corner of the Apartment by Claude Monet, oil on canvas 1875, is a painting of an interior domestic scene of a view looking through curtains down a darkened hallway into another room. A well-dressed little boy stands in the middle of the hall, gazing back at the viewer from beneath an ornate chandelier lamp, silhouetted by bright light pouring through the far window. Light from the window carries through brilliant, cool blue reflections in the polished wood floor. Large, luxuriantly leafy potted house plants stand on either side of the picture, framing the view. With contrasts of light and dark with areas of warm and cool colour, Monet constructs a tranquil image of domestic French life, with emphasis on light and colour.