Monet painted this piece while spending the summer with his family at Sainte-Andresse, a seaside resort near his hometown of Le Havre. The painting captures the leisurely activities of his family while enjoying a beautiful day together, taking in…
Monet and Renoir brought their easels to La Grenouillère, a boating and bathing resort on the Seine river in the summer of 1869. Together, the two captured the leisurely activities of the Parisian people on their canvas.